It seems that yesterday a “certain website” sent out a promo to their mailing list promoting a specific company (Tangiers Petroleum) that they had in fact savaged on their own website. Here’s a snippet from their grovelling apology today – “…That website then garnered publicity for its shit analysis by paying various UK website owners…
Given the issues underlined by our friends at UKIP regarding British jobs, it seems ironic that Japan’s economy is suffering due to the country’s tight immigration policies. This is the opposite to ours, where anyone who can survive queuing for an hour at border control is deemed fit for the British way of life. And…
The AstraZeneca Affair reminds us of a couple of things – how wonderful the capital markets can be and how in the 21st century we really do not need 18th century style government. Indeed, my comments may be an insult to the likes of Sir Robert Walpole. What governments these days seem to be good…
“It could be that I am just a naive blogger, unfamiliar with the sophisticated workings of international finance” You said it pal!
It is hard to believe that barely more than a few hundred miles from the utopia that is Switzerland that countries like Greece, Portugal, and Spain have great swathes of their populace struggling to find a job where they barely earn €5 per hour. In the unique country that is Switzerland however the median pay…
FTSE futures are indicating a slightly lower start to the day following losses on Wall Street yesterday evening. Markets are likely to be subdued ahead UK retail sales and the Bank of England’s meeting minutes. Sterling remained steady against the dollar as investors remained reluctant to place their bets ahead of the key economic data.…
Small cap gold miners aren’t exactly at the top of investors’ shopping lists at the moment, but perhaps that’s reason enough to give them the once-over. Amara Mining, previously known as Cluff Gold, is pretty typical of the sector, having seen its share price fall from highs of more than 100p in 2011 to recent…
In this, the second of what I hope will be many “muses” by me on matters both markets and wider issues related at intermittent points, I write after enjoying a glorious walk around the simply stunning Valley Gardens of Harrogate with the Mrs (if you’ve never been and live close by, go). Watching all the…
I was appointed Editor of Spreadbet Magazine on the same day last July as Mark Carney was appointed Bank of England Governor – albeit on a slightly less generous package and with just a little less fanfare. Part of this may be explained by the way that Mr Carney is Canadian, and apparently a breath…
Asian markets managed to gain back some of their losses from yesterday’s session which saw worries resurface regarding the slowdown in China. The gains followed on from America which saw small gains throughout their major indexes, however with little news flow throughout the day, the gains were only minimal adding around 20 points to the…
