For the last three decades, central banks have been concentrating their efforts on fighting two gaps – the output gap and the inflation gap – being mandated to throw everything they can at the economy in order to correct any major aberrations. While managing the first gap is the primary goal of government, managing the…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,247.94, an increase of 55.91 points. – The FTSE 250 grew by 184.41 points to finish at 17,106.36. – The FTSE All Share climbed 31.61 points to 3,434.66. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 734.85, a rise of 8.21 points. The Office for National Statistics…
As my response to what seemed the panic and hysteria of the Great Fall of China last week, I got myself a pencil and the back of an envelope on which to do some revealing calculations. Although something has frightened the birds in the China stock market chicken coop, it certainly isn’t the result of…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,192.03, an increase of 212.83 points. – The FTSE 250 grew by 320.64 points to finish at 16,921.95. – The FTSE All Share climbed by 105.72 points to 3,403.05. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 726.64, a rise of 10.08 points. US GDP for the…
– The FTSE 100 fell 102.14 points to 5,979.2. – The FTSE 250 tumbled 120.31 points to 16,601.31. – The FTSE All Share decreased by 48.91 points to 3,297.33. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.50 points lower at 716.56. The Confederation of British Industry said that retail sales accelerated during August as supermarkets…
By James Tuckett, Co-founder and CEO of investUP – the crowdfunding supermarket Hold the front page – the Chinese economy is slowing down. Who didn’t see that one coming? In an age of intertwined economies, extreme volatility in China is being exported globally. Calamity across the Chinese commodity markets this week is having largely foreseen…
As seen in this month’s issue of Master Investor Magazine. “With the strength of my entire cabinet, I will implement bold monetary policy, flexible fiscal policy and a growth strategy that encourages private investment, and with these three policy pillars, achieve results” ― Shinzo Abe, 2012 16th December, 2012 It was the night of December…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,081.34, an increase of 182.47 points. – The FTSE 250 rose by 507.27 points to finish at 16,721.55. – The FTSE All Share climbed by 103.88 points to 3,349.87. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 14.05 points ahead at 716.45. Miner Antofagasta (ANTO) reported profits before…
For the last few decades, much has been debated regarding the importance of psychology in the equity markets, more precisely in the formation of prices. As I have claimed many times before, not even with a grain of salt can one accept the idea of investors being rational and markets efficient. Many academic studies show…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 5,898.87, a decrease of 288.78 points. – The FTSE 250 fell by 629.27 points to finish at 16,876.60. – The FTSE All Share dropped by 148.70 points to 3,251.23. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 702.40, a fall of 30 points. You may have heard…
