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ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Thursday 3 August 2017
03 Aug 2017 @ 09:33
London open: Stocks steady as investors eye BoE announcement London stocks were steady in early trade on ‘Super Thursday’ as investors awaited some key data on the UK services sector and a rate announcement from the Bank of England. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,413.74, while the pound was up 0.2% […]
What The Fork? The Big Bitcoin Split Happened
02 Aug 2017 @ 08:38
Yesterday, as expected, the Bitcoin digital currency split into two – it forked. You can read about the reasons for the split here. In the run-up to the fork, nobody knew what was going to happen. Would the cryptocurrency exchanges melt down? Would the fork be called off at the last minute? In the event, […]
Two Competing Bitcoin Factions – What You Need To Know
01 Aug 2017 @ 09:58
As if the world of cryptocurrencies isn’t complicated enough, Bitcoin – the most prominent of these new digital currencies – is about to split into two. This schism between two warring factions of techies could set the currency up to really take off – or it could kill it stone dead. If you have any […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Friday 14 July 2017
14 Jul 2017 @ 10:16
London open: Stocks flat as investors eye US bank earnings London stocks were steady in early trade as investors digested more dovish comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and sifted through some corporate news ahead of some key earnings from US banking heavyweights. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,412.37 […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Friday 7 July 2017
07 Jul 2017 @ 09:38
London open: FTSE slips towards two-month lows as data eyed London shares stumbled towards two-month lows on Friday following a sluggish session on Wall Street as geopolitics weighed and ahead of some major data releases as the week draws to an end. After an hour of trading the FTSE 100 was down 21 points or […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Wednesday 14 June 2017
14 Jun 2017 @ 08:56
London open: Stocks nudge up as investors eye jobs data London stocks nudged higher in early trade ahead of some key UK jobs data and an expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,505.79, while the pound was 0.2% higher versus the euro and […]
Guardian Stockbrokers Key Economic News Thursday 8 June 2017
08 Jun 2017 @ 07:48
The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. OECD Outlook: Global economy is ‘better, but not good enough’ The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicated that the global economy is doing better, but has not yet improved sufficiently to make a material difference to people’s lives. The Paris-based […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Wednesday 15 March 2017
15 Mar 2017 @ 10:40
London open: Stocks edge higher as investors eye jobs data, Fed London stocks edged higher in early trade and the pound bounced back from losses as investors awaited the release of key UK jobs data and looked to the Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,374.59. […]
Guardian Stockbrokers Key Economic News Monday 6 March 2017
06 Mar 2017 @ 10:49
The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI dropped in February In February, the services PMI in the UK recorded a drop to 53.30, compared to market expectations of a drop to 54.10. In the previous month, the services PMI had registered a reading of 54.50. UK […]
Author Interview: Trade Financial Markets Like The Pros
25 Jan 2017 @ 15:51
Simon Wakins, author of the new book Trade Financial Markets Like The Pros, has been interviewed for a podcast about the book. The interview, conducted by Martin Bamford, was for Informed Choice Radio. In it, the host asks Simon why it has become so much harder to make money from trading investment markets, what impact […]
