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Zak Mir on today’s oil opportunities; GPX, RKH & TLW

Zak Mir on today’s oil opportunities; GPX, RKH & TLW

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By Zak Mir. Oil Opportunities: Gulfsands Petroleum (GPX):  Extended post July base includes brief sub 50p bear trap Rising trendline in RSI window Bull flag consolidation ahead of 200 day moving average target at 82p Best case scenario on 2-3 month timeframe as high as 110p  Rockhopper Explorer (RKH):  Current clean 200 day moving average…

Everything you ever wanted to know about money and its origins

Everything you ever wanted to know about money and its origins

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China Invented Every Form of Money China: Invented every single major form of currency: shell money, metal money, paper money, and fiat currency not backed by any tangible commodities Seized gold six centuries before Franklin Roosevelt, in order to prop up its fiat currency and prevent runaway inflation Debt Forgiveness Is The Basis for Modern Civilization Religions were founded on the concept of debt forgiveness. For…

Why the Sidelines May Be the Best Place for Investors Right Now

Why the Sidelines May Be the Best Place for Investors Right Now

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By Sasha Cekerevac. The last Federal Reserve meeting on September 17 and 18 was one of the most shocking in recent memory. It wasn’t shocking what the Fed did; rather, it was what the Fed didn’t do that was shocking. After such a long period of quantitative easing, the market was expecting the Federal Reserve…

Risers and fallers courtesy of Spreadex

Risers and fallers courtesy of Spreadex

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Risers: Rio Tinto, +3.4% Leading the way amongst FTSE 100 constituents, Rio Tinto investors have much to cheer.  Rio has posted strong rises in output amongst a number of commodities including diamonds, iron-ore and coal whilst also raising the annual copper output target. WPP, +2.33% Shares in the advertiser have surged after confirming the acquisition…

They will get rid of the debt ceiling (at some point)

They will get rid of the debt ceiling (at some point)

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By Ben Turney. Last week’s joyous market rally, in response to the Republican offer to extend the debt ceiling by six weeks, was absurd. Quite exactly why a marginal stay of execution was a reason to buy stocks is beyond me. American politicians have had over two years to reach a resolution, since the deficit…

Morning Report courtesy of Spreadex

Morning Report courtesy of Spreadex

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Positivity it likely to drift into the market today as Democrat and Republican Senate leaders made progress in talks on a deal to postpone the debt ceiling limit. The agreement is set to suspend the debt limit through February 2014, funding the government to January and require a House-Senate budget conference in December.   Asian…

Afternoon comment courtesy of Spreadex

Afternoon comment courtesy of Spreadex

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With the U.S’s borrowing authority set to lapse on October 17th , the two main parties are still locked in a political stalemate and whilst “productive conversations have taken place” policymakers have still not reached a conclusive plan. Consequently, the 3-day advance U.S headline stock indices enjoyed on the back of Boehner’s comments last Wednesday…

Risers and fallers courtesy of Spreadex

Risers and fallers courtesy of Spreadex

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Risers: Royal Mail IPO, opened 450, trading 440 Shares in Royal Mail rose more than 38% to 456p at the start of conditional dealings on the London Stock Exchange this morning. The stock opened at 450p a share, over £1 higher than the initial 330p price given during the IPO. The hugely oversubscribed sale valued…