It’s another beautiful day in the northern Greek city of Volos. The sun is shining in a perfectly clear sky, and in the main streets the bars are packed and the restaurants are busy. At first glance, you would never guess that the city is in the grip of an economic crisis. ‘I am tired…
As well as John Paulson’s troubles at his hedge funds, the wider hedge fund industry is also struggling to outperform their benchmark indices and gain a handle on where the market is heading in the remainder of 2012. For example, the U.S. focused RBC Capital Markets Hedge 250 index was up 2.7% this year to…
The commodity sector seems to have been beset by nothing but a long list troubles of late, not helped by plunging commodity prices. It seems that management of many of the major commodity plays has gotten complacement about prices after the meltdown of 2008. Belief in the commodity “super-cycle” is still alive and well after…
Monday, August 20, 2012 UK Reporting:- Amlin Plc, AML, (R), Amlin Plc, AML, e, (CC), Bovis Homes Group Plc, BVS, (R), Bovis Homes Group Plc, BVS, e, (CC) S&P 500 Reporting:- Lowe’s Cos Inc, Q2, 0.701, Urban Outfitters Inc, Q2, 0.327 S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Cummins Inc, CMI, (.50), Invesco Ltd, IVZ, (.1725), Microchip…
The stock markets have ground higher throughout the summer holiday period as the soothing perception of ever-lasting support from the Central Banks appears to have placed a floor under prices. Summer markets are traditionally slower – trading volumes diminish and tough decisions are put on the back burner as investors concentrate on family, holidays and…
In the midst of a so called “summer”, with volumes very low, it is often the case that the main stock market indices can move around in quite a volatile way. Not this year however with a slow grind higher being experienced week by week in total contrast to last summer where bad news on…
With the likes of Bowleven, Gulf Keystone, Xcite Energy, Sound Oil, Red Emperor, Range Resources and many other AIM oil and gas stocks at apparently at or close to near term lows, it’s important to realise that the sector as a whole is actually still some way off its 2009 lows. The AIM oil and…
A welcome start to the trading day, our Long call on GBPAUD has hit our first target this morning at 1.5020 (see chart below) Following a few days hovering around the 1.4900-1.500 mark we have had a decisive break this morning and by the look of the chart we could see our next target at…
What a fortnight Britain has just experienced! We doff our hats to the hundreds of thousands of people involved in the organisation of the greatest show on Earth, from the inspired performances of our athletes, all the way to the thousands of volunteer ‘Games Makers’, whose enthusiasm played such a big part in making our…
