“You are what you share.” ― C.W. Leadbeater, We Think: The Power Of Mass Creativity In a world where people share their most important moments in life before even living them, social media assumes the highest relevance. We frame the important moments of our life and share them on Facebook; companies market their products through…
Is it really just the fact that gold doesn’t tarnish that makes it so appealing to us humans? Because, aside from a few industrial uses in more recent times, it’s basically nothing more than a shiny thing with a guarantee of being shiny. Be that as it may, it became a standard for money and…
– The FTSE 100 fell by 91.22 points to 6,859.24 points – The FTSE 250 tumbled 173.04 points to 18,090.42 – The FTSE All Share decreased by 44.02 points to 3,742.82 points – The FTSE AIM All Share finished the day down by 0.11 points at 778.02 points. Quelle surprise! The Bank of England’s Monetary…
– The FTSE 100 rose by 22.19 points to 6,950.46 points. – The FTSE 250 grew by 43.15 points to 18,263.46. – The FTSE All Share increased by 11.32 points to 3,786.84 points. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished the day up by 2.73 points at 778.13 points. The OECD has cut its United States…
Over the last few weeks we’ve seen some pretty extraordinary moves in the bond markets. We’ve seen bonds trade over 2-3 percent daily trading ranges – ranges that would be considered extreme a few years ago for such non-volatile core investment instruments. We’ve seen investors increasingly concerned that stock market valuations look overblown, and there…
Inflation has returned to the Eurozone, with official figures showing that the price level rose by 0.3% in the year to April. This acceleration was driven by services, food and drinks, whilst energy costs slowed their descent. Howard Archer, Chief European Economist at IHS Global Insight said that “renewed dips into deflation for the Eurozone…
I used to be an accountant, but I’m alright now. Turned out I had one too many personalities: 1. There are lots of conventions in accounting, but if you think it’s a science simply because it involves numbers then you couldn’t be more wrong. You must have heard this one: I asked my accountant what…
The US economy contracted by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2015 relative to the same period of last year. The Bureau of Economic Analysis adjusted its previous estimate of 0.2% growth downwards after more detailed information on import levels and capital investment became available. Analysts remained positive about the rest of the year, with…
Begin by placing your market telescope to your eye the right way around so as to magnify distant objects of interest. It is surprising how many people you observe with the wrong end of the telescope stuck in their eye. Investment banks actually pay staff large salaries and bonuses to perform this task in the…
The human mind is absolutely stunning. We always find a way to patch a rotten system instead of spending the time developing a new healthier one. I just came across the news that the Danish government is preparing to go cashless starting next year. Well, not exactly cashless, but at least they plan to pave…
