Markets will remain subdued after Paris attacks – eToro Tips & Picks November 16, 2015 Friday's horrific scenes in Paris will undoubtedly have an economic impact, and although it seems trivial to talk about financials and markets at a time of such horror and pain for so many people, the events will nevertheless leave their mark. Investors gravitated towards gold as a relative safe haven after a mixed start [...]
US interest rates: Markets are prepared for a Fed rate hike – eToro Tips & Picks November 23, 2015 The markets are absorbing the likelihood that the Fed will raise US interest rates next month, reducing investor uncertainty. All eyes are now on the ECB and the Bank of Japan, which are seeking to stimulate economic growth. Mario Draghi announced on Friday that he is determined to increase inflation. This could involve expanding the [...]
Poor earnings leave equity bulls adrift – eToro Tips & Picks October 19, 2015 The markets have struggled for direction when it comes to the euro, and recent jumps higher have been met with periods of extended selling. With this week’s ECB meeting, and the continued pressure to put back the deadline for the end of QE (or to even add more QE), we could see some much-needed interest [...]
City Moves for 3 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 3, 2016 Dollar UK Dollar UK, a provider of consumer finance – both online and on the high street – has appointed Tony Deakin as its new chief financial officer. Tony, the former CFO of LaSer UK, the consumer finance arm of BNP Paribas, will report directly to chief executive Stuart Howard. Tony is a fellow of [...]
US GDP data likely to push back Fed hike – eToro Tips & Picks October 26, 2015 Global markets and investors will be focusing on the US this week, as we could get further clarity on when the first rate hike will come from the Fed. This week’s US GDP reading is expected to show that the US economy grew less than predicted, and this will more or less cement the [...]
Trading stocks and equity markets will dominate week ahead – eToro Tips & Picks October 12, 2015 This week is going to be all about trading stocks and equity markets, as the fallout from the poor US jobs report continues to give markets a shot in the arm. Last week saw the start of earnings season in the US, with Alcoa reporting its third quarter numbers. Expectations for earnings are [...]
City Moves for 20 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 20, 2016 Lendinvest Capital LendInvest Capital, the fund management and advisory division of LendInvest, has appointed Jesse Mosebye from Scotiabank to join its expanding team. Jesse spent five years in Scotiabank’s European capital introductions team building investor relationships for the prime brokerage team’s hedge fund and asset management clients. He will work closely with Carl Giannotta, associate [...]
EToro popular investor – eToro Tips & Picks July 13, 2015 NOA STRIJBOS The Greece saga may now finally be coming to an end, but I think the Eurozone is still too divided and, in many ways, this makes the dollar the far more attractive proposition at the moment. I think the way the Eurozone has handled the Greek situation is proof enough that the single [...]
Fed US interest rate hike delays will boost the final quarter – eToro Tips & Picks October 5, 2015 It's back to focusing on the Fed again. And this time, this comes as many push expectations for a rate hike. Friday’s poor jobs report has made the most of the major investment banks re-evaluate their position on the Fed rate hike, as it now seems that the general consensus has dramatically shifted from October [...]
What gold tells us about a Fed rate hike – eToro Tips & Picks September 28, 2015 Gold has been an interesting play over the last week or so, and most definitely throughout yesterday’s session. A report in the weekend press highlighted the fact that the gold rally may well be over, on the back of the Fed’s move to start raise interest rate – and we saw that last week [...]