INNOVATIVE SHOE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY COULD ALLOW NIKE LEAP TO NEW HEIGHTS March 26, 2012 FX 360 ONE of the more bizarre footwear trends to recently hit the streets of New York is the foot glove fitness shoe that literally has space for all the five toes mimicking the look and feel of someone walking barefoot. These fitness shoes, which have become all the rage among long distance runners, are [...]
Potential pitfalls ahead for the euro March 26, 2012 THOUGH Europe seems to have moved past its calamitous period of bumbling from one disaster to the next, there are still potential pratfalls ahead for the euro. The two biggest obstacles this week are signs of German slowdown and wobbles in the expansion of the Eurozone’s rescue infrastructure – also heavily dependent on the German [...]
THE TIPSTER BELLWAY HOPES TO BUILD ON BOVIS GAINS March 26, 2012 WHEN Bellway Homes brings its trading update to the market today, shareholders will be looking for any cracks in the brickwork. The recent figures release from its peer Bovis should give guidance as to what’s to be expected, and positive coverage across the sector from Credit Suisse will only add to the hope that the [...]
Six things to consider when trading soft commodities March 26, 2012 1 COMMODITY CATEGORIES Though most spread betters of commodities tend to focus on the energy sector and on hard commodities such as gold and silver, you can also take a position on softs. Typically listed are: cocoa, coffee, corn, lean hogs, live cattle, oats, soy, wheat and sugar. Commodities are then often split into various [...]
Dragon’s top tips for taming the lion March 26, 2012 AS A youngster growing up in Australia my first ambition was to be a bushranger just like Ned Kelly. This nineteenth century outlaw was our own Robin Hood, except that he fought against police injustice wearing his bullet-proof helmet and vest made from steel. Eventually caught and sentenced to hang, his last words were “such [...]
Analyst picks for 26 March 2012 March 26, 2012 CURRENCY STRATEGIST JOEL KRUGER My pick: Looking to buy euro-Swiss franc Expertise: Combining fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: 1 month to 3 months We don’t usually incorporate fundamentals into our trade ideas, but it’s hard to ignore the Swiss National Bank’s SFr1.2000 floor. Still, the market is technically in the process [...]
Economic news drives quiet week for trading March 25, 2012 TODAY Investors in highly volatile oil and exploration stocks could face surprises this week, as some small-cap firms report, but the UK market should start off quietly. Volume may pick up in the afternoon with pending home sales from the US. Given mildly disappointing existing home sales figures last week, pending home sales could also [...]
How the Budget will affect your finances March 25, 2012 High and middle income earners can expect to gain and lose, but pensioners, smokers, drinkers and drivers will all be penalised by the chancellor’s announcements last week THE chancellor made an abundance of announcements in this week’s Budget, invoking a variety of strong responses, both in support and against. The Budget contained both positives and [...]
Ex-City professional one step ahead of the cloud March 25, 2012 FROM growing up in the Rossendale valley – the once beating heart of the industrial revolution – Piers Linney is now a man with many strings to his bow: law, accounting, banking, media, finance and entrepreneurship. Now he has his head in cloud computing – a technological revolution with the scalability to turn over billions. [...]
BUDGET OPENS UP INCREASED INVESTMENT March 25, 2012 LAST week’s Budget announcement contained few shocks and surprises, yet some of the changes are vital to aiding London’s thriving hub of entrepreneurs and startups. Significantly, the government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) looks set to benefit from a much needed boost, with the announcement of an extension to its parameters. EIS already allows tax relief [...]
