The Risk-Reward World Investment is all about risk and return. Risk-averse investors want to maximise return for incurring a given level of risk or, put another way, minimise risk incurred for a given level of return. Everything gravitates around the risk-return trade-off, and professional investors and academics have devised ways of measuring this trade-off to…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,550.30, a decrease of 0.44 points. – The FTSE 250 sank 12.04 points to finish at 17,608.09. – The FTSE All Share dropped 0.51 points to 3,586.66. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 750.83, an increase of 0.96 points. The Japanese economy shrank by 0.4%…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,550.74, a decrease of 17.59 points. – The FTSE 250 rose by 25.46 points to finish at 17,620.93. – The FTSE All Share dropped by 6.73 points to 3,587.17. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 749.87, a fall of 0.9 points. The Greek Parliament has…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,568.33, a decrease of 2.86 points. – The FTSE 250 rose by 157.38 points to finish at 17,595.47. – The FTSE All Share climbed by 4.56 points to 3,593.90. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 750.77, a rise of 2.15 points. Another day, another devaluation.…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,571.19, a decrease of 93.35 points. – The FTSE 250 fell by 228.87 points to finish at 17,438.09. – The FTSE All Share dropped by 49.60 points to 3,589.34. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 748.62, a rise of 5.64 points. The Office for National…
I don’t have a great deal of interest in the Labour leadership battle. It’s a bit like the Junior Championship at Wimbledon: maybe the stars of tomorrow, but you’re probably watching also-rans. Whoever wins the leadership is almost certainly only a steward until they have some semblance of a chance of winning. Some modern-day Neil…
This is not as dramatic and as myopically self interested as it looks. Nor is it beyond reason… Yesterday’s allergic reaction to the devaluation of the Yuan is a reminder of how much investors have to keep in mind and how impossible it is to do that. We live in an ocean of connected facts…
The Chinese saga is only getting started, as the country surprises the markets with ever more desperate measures. After spending almost $150 billion trying to contain a stock market collapse and declaring short selling as “malicious”, China is now devaluing its currency by the most in 20 years, as exports dropped 8.3% in July. While…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,664.54, a decline of 71.68 points. – The FTSE 250 fell by 93.92 points to finish at 17,666.96. – The FTSE All Share dropped by 34.87 points to 3,638.94. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 754.26, a rise of 0.74 points. After yesterday’s inflation news,…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,731.84, an increase of 13.35 points. – The FTSE 250 rose by 91.00 points to finish at 17,746.83. – The FTSE All Share climbed 9.15 points to 3,671.29. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 752.87, a fall of 0.30 points. Chinese inflation picked up in…
