A pull back on gold is on the cards, or so the cycles say October 4, 2009 THERE seems to be a general consensus that gold is going to continue its recent powerful rally. All sorts of projected targets have been mentioned, from the not too far away $1,050 all the way through $1,200 and even as high as $2,300. Such elevated levels may eventually be reached but for the time being [...]
CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR THE AUSSIE October 4, 2009 JANE FOLEYRESEARCH DIRECTOR, FOREX.COMFOR most of the past 12 months there have been strong correlations in the market within the group of assets that are commonly described as “risky”. More recently there have been signs that many of these correlations are breaking down or weakening. This should not be surprising. It implies that investors are [...]
THE TIPSTER BAINTERIMS WILL CLARIFY ITS POSITION October 4, 2009 SHARES in Legal & General fell by more than 5 per cent on Friday after National Australia Bank moved to dampen talk of a takeover bid. The firm’s share price had risen to highs of the year of more than 95p before the fall. Will the price drop lower? ShortsandLongs.com has a rolling spread of [...]
Supermarkets to dominate this week October 4, 2009 It’s off to the supermarket this week, with Tesco and J Sainsbury both due to give investors a taste of how the year is shaping up. Tesco reports its interims tomorrow, which will include Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) as a consolidated entity for the first time. UBS expects the chain to indicate that it is [...]
Doubts about the pace of the recovery will soon surface October 4, 2009 After Friday’s weaker-than-expected US jobs data and ensuing sell-off in stock markets, doubts are creeping back in as to whether the global economic recovery can be sustained, and the risk of a double-dip recession, although low, is rising. There is a heavy dose of economic data and central bank policy announcements on the calendar this [...]
How M&A-spotters can make big bucks October 4, 2009 F OR those of us trading the financial markets over the last two years, large mergers and acquisitions may now be a distant memory. Figures from markets analyst Dealogic indicate that acquisition volumes are down 55 per cent in Europe and 61 per cent in the US compared to this time last year. So much [...]
Legal &General buyout talk continues to dominate FTSE October 1, 2009 TALK that blue chip insurer Legal & General is to be a target for Clive Cowdery’s Resolution buyout vehicle continued yesterday. Traders were saying that L&Ghas already been approached by Cowdery, despite the fact his buyout vehicle is currently in a closed period ahead of its merger with rival insurer Friends Provident. But City A.M. [...]
Wall St has worst day for 3 months October 1, 2009 THE Dow and S&P 500 suffered their worst one-day fall in three months yesterday after economic reports fueled fears about the recovery’s strength. The pullback occurred a day after stocks ended the third quarter with strong gains, with the Dow and S&P each up 15 per cent from the previous quarter. Cyclical stocks, which are [...]
Gloomy data drags Wall Street down September 30, 2009 US stocks fell yesterday after a key index of business activity in the American Midwest region showed a surprising contraction, but buying of technology bellwethers like Cisco Systems at the end of a strong quarter limited losses. The top drags on the session were some of the quarter’s best performers including industrials, materials and banks. [...]
FTSE100 ends its best ever quarter with profit taking September 30, 2009 THE top share index closed lower yesterday with energy stocks, banks and miners among the biggest laggards on the last session of a record quarter. The FTSE 100 closed down 25.82 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 5,133.90 as investors locked in profits after the index put in its best quarterly performance since it was [...]