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Russia’s Rate Hike Is Not Enough

Russia’s Rate Hike Is Not Enough

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While the Russians were sleeping, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) quietly changed its main repo rate from an already huge 10.5% to a shocking 17.0% in a desperate attempt to avoid a full-blown currency crisis. But, eventually, they will create a full-blown economic crisis instead… Yesterday the Russian rouble hit an intraday low against…

Zak Mir on Drawing The Short Straw

Zak Mir on Drawing The Short Straw

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I suppose the mutations of the financial markets are such that at the end of every year there are plenty of new aspects that even the most seasoned of commentators, investors and traders will have learned. There are also things that we are reminded of. For instance, for small to mid sized companies to get…

Zak Mir Video Blog On Bulletin Board Heroes:  Craven House, RapidCloud International, Roxi Petroleum, Surgical Innovations

Zak Mir Video Blog On Bulletin Board Heroes: Craven House, RapidCloud International, Roxi Petroleum, Surgical Innovations

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CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW TODAY’S VIDEO Spreadbet Magazine editor Zak Mir takes a look at the technical position of some of the bulletin board stocks of the moment amongst private investors. Here are the key points from today’s video: Craven House (CRV): The latest recovery attempt comes after a deep bear trap rebound from…

Binary bets of the week: Santa Could Still Come To The Rescue?

Binary bets of the week: Santa Could Still Come To The Rescue?

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by Dave Evans of binary.com One of the oldest stock market anomalies is the so called ‘Santa Claus’ rally which runs that stock markets perform better during the Christmas period, but is this true and is it worth money in real terms? Part of the Santa Claus effect comes from the well-researched and robust winter v…

The TLTRO Failure Will Be A Success

The TLTRO Failure Will Be A Success

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by Filipe R. Costa The ECB has lent out almost 130 billion euros, under the umbrella of its LTRO program – but now refurbished with a T in front to better express its surgical aim. However, while being relatively new, the Targeted Longer Term Refinancing Operation (TLTRO) is just a new way of expressing the old concern – the economy must be…

The morning news update with BG Group, Stagecoach and Safeland

The morning news update with BG Group, Stagecoach and Safeland

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FTSE 100 BG Group (BG.) – has agreed to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary QCLNG Pipeline Pty Ltd to APA Group, Australia’s largest gas infrastructure business, for approximately US$5 billion. Ashtead Group (AHT) – underlying pre-tax profits up by 33% at £145.1 million for the quarter to 31st October. FTSE 250 Carillion (CLLN) – expect the order…