Recovering from the most significant losses seen since September last year, Asian shares traded higher overnight after the World Bank raised its global growth forecast. Policymakers cited continued strength in advanced economies, offsetting the potential negative impact tighter monetary conditions will have for developing markets, as the main factor. The World Bank upgraded its forecast…
Risers: AstraZeneca +2.14% Pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, has today revealed it expects 2017 revenue to be in line with 2013 revenue whilst adding they expect to return to growth quicker than analysts expect. The company has reported declining revenue figures over the past few years due to competition in the pharmaceutical market. Balfour Beatty +3.48% Balfour…
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There are fewer areas of the stock market that are more compelling, or should I say, addictive, than the second line oilers. Adding to the excitement, over and above the volatility of the underlying commodity / geopolitical issues affecting the sector, we have the way that many of the companies within the sector are not…
U.S stocks extended losses last night after Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said the U.S. economy is on “solid footing” and he would support continued cuts to stimulus. The SPX 500 has lost 1.6 percent in 2014, the worst start to a year since 2009. The Fed, who meet next on January 29th, announced last month…
The story behind the collapse of the world’s once biggest foreign exchange hedge fund FX Concepts is a sad one. Certainly for its fund holders anyway! For a company that was created several years ago and that at its peak was managing some $14 billion, to end up in bankruptcy in 2013 was a somewhat…
Risers: Morrison +3.30% Morrison’s has today reported it may sell up to 10% of its properties after revealing disappointing figures over the festive period. The plan to sell off part of its £9bn property portfolio has resulted in shareholders warning it is incredibly dangerous to do so. At present, Morrison’s owns 90% of its properties…
Following on from our blog of Thursday questioning whether a squeeze is imminent in the price of silver (see here –http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/countdown-to-the-great-silver-short-squeeze.html), here is the latest chart. The picture is becoming more constructive by the day. Key level to break is $20.50, ideally on a 2 consecutive days closing basis. A break of this level will…
So, as 2014 gets underway, it seems business as usual in the Previous Metals spectrum what with BoA Merrill Lynch coming out with a price target of $1150 on gold and around $18.50 as an average for 2014. Same old same old… We can see in the chart below that silver remains mired in the…
S Treasury yields broke down sharply Friday, confirming a near-term, potentially medium-term, turn in trend; and, as BofAML’s Macneil Curry notes, this Treasury turn should prove to be a headwind for select USD pairs, (although BofAML remains bigger picture USD bulls); particularly USDJPY. However, the weakness in the Canadian USD – which was the only currency…
