Before I start, if anyone thinks for a single second that this was a victory for the common man against the powers that be. You are very much mistaken. This was exactly what the central bankers wanted and planned, they just made us think that this was our decision and we had somehow gotten one over them. […]

I am quiet confident that the fall is done for the S&P 500 and The Dow Jones industrial average. Regardless of what happens in Europe, The US markets shall remain one of the strongest and most bullish of markets. I am still with the idea that S&P and DJIA will hit historical highs by the end of the […]

London open: Stocks gain as banks and oil recover London stocks edged up on Friday as finance stocks recovered and oil prices bounced back from declines throughout most of the week. “Of course as those pre-referendum fears really ramp up next week that could change, but for now the FTSE appears to be settling into […]

London open: Stocks rise as Greece creditors agree to unlock fresh bailout funds London stocks rose on Wednesday after the eurozone finance ministers agreed to unlock €10bn in bailout funds. Following an 11-hour meeting in Brussels, eurozone ministers and the International Monetary Fund came to a deal to release fresh loans to Greece after agreeing […]

London open: Stocks decline as Greece holds debt talks with lenders London stocks fell on Friday as Eurozone officials said Greece and its international lenders are unlikely to reach an agreement on debt relief. Greece is holding talks with lenders on Friday in the hopes of unlocking further loans. However, the chairman of Eurozone finance […]

“One of the keys to a trader’s success was not the results of a trade but rather how a trader reacted to the results of a trade.” – Dan Gamza Why me? Why did this happen to me? Those are some of the questions that disturb losing traders. After a series of losses, some of […]

FAT PROPHETS: It was a tough week for markets that ended on a tragic note with the terrorist attacks in Paris leaving over 130 dead. Saturday was a sad day for France and the rest of the world. There has been a breakout of solidarity however with Australia, the UK and the US, and many other […]

London open: FTSE rallies as investors speculate on US interest rates The FTSE opened on the front foot on Monday after weak US jobs growth pushed back expectations for an interest rate hike. The non-farm payrolls report on Friday showed the US added 142,000 jobs in September, well below analysts’ expectations of 201,000. August was […]

Interim Results Secure Property Development & Investment PLC, the AIM quoted South Eastern European focused property and investment company, has announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2015. Financial Highlights · 103% increase in total asset value to €134 million (31 December 2014: €66million) reflecting the transformational property acquisitions made during the […]

Normally I don’t pay much attention to warnings of potential financial woes on the horizon, largely because there is always someone prophesying global gloom and doom. But when Citigroup’s chief economist warns, it is not only something I regard as newsworthy, it is something I regard as significant. Willem Buiter doesn’t do this sort of […]