– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,775.08, a decrease of 21.37 points. – The FTSE 250 fell by 9.46 points to 17,755.91. – The FTSE All Share declined 9.43 points to 3,690.58. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.08 points higher at 756.84. The German Bundestag has voted in favour of the…
“It is excellent to have a giants strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant…” Somewhere in Yoorp… Interviewer: Mr Draghi… you’re a central banker. After promising to extend yet more emergency money to Greek banks, a Euro 7bln bridge loan to repay yourself next week, and a new Euro 86bln 3rd…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,796.45, an increase of 42.7 points. – The FTSE 250 rose by 128.29 points and finished at 17,765.37. – The FTSE All Share climbed 23.55 points to 3,700.01. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.54 points higher at 756.76. The pound hit its highest level against…
– The FTSE 100 closed the day flat at 6,753.75. – The FTSE 250 fell by 5.32 points to 17,637.08. – The FTSE All Share decreased by 0.05 points to 3,676.46. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.08 points higher at 756.22. UK unemployment rose for the first time in two years over the…
We live in strange times in terms of economic reasoning and thinking. One Nobel laureate economist believes that saving is public enemy number one, as it prevents economies from growing, hence he preaches the virtues of macro policies aimed at leading people to spend whatever they produce, and eventually a little extra if they can…
– The FTSE 100 rose 59.06 points to 6,732.44. – The FTSE 250 gained 214.48 points and closed at 17,700.75. – The FTSE All Share increased by 33.82 points to 3,669.37. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 2.48 points higher at 752.30. UK inflation has returned to 0% after rising last month, with the…
– The FTSE 100 rose 59.06 points to 6,732.44. – The FTSE 250 gained 214.48 points and closed at 17,700.75. – The FTSE All Share increased by 33.82 points to 3,669.37. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 2.48 points higher at 752.30. An eleventh-hour deal has been reached between Greece and its Eurozone creditors…
Unlike the foreign exchange markets, where traders expect their bets to move vividly when the Fed puts an extra comma on its policy statement; unlike the equity markets, where traders expect price panic when Merkel sneezes; unlike commodities markets, where traders expect Armageddon when rainfall increases by one drop per year; in the gold market,…
The FTSE 100 rose 93.78 points to 6,675.41. The FTSE 250 gained 186.53 points and closed at 17,482.53. The FTSE All Share increased by 48.02 points to 3,536.21. The FTSE AIM All Share finished 5.05 points higher at 749.82. Centamin (CEY) has been upgraded from a “hold” to a “buy” by Canaccord Genuity and the…
Wednesday saw the Shanghai Composite plunge by as much as 8% on its open, with trading in almost half of Chinese shares halted to stem the volatility. By midweek, the main Chinese index was down by around a third from the highs, having given back all of its gains from the March rally. There haven’t…
