RAPID RESPONSES March 12, 2012 Wrong diagnosis [Re: Economy is being knocked off course, yesterday] Both the Treasury and the Bank of England continue to fret about the dangers of deflation. I just wish that the British economy had such a problem – the result of quantitative easing and very low interest rates has been the debasement of our currency. [...]
Avoiding rotten luck trading pairs March 12, 2012 PICKING out individual stocks from a sector can be a tricky business. Even if you think that a particular equity is ripe for the picking, it could be dragged down by a fall in the sector as a whole. This is where pairs trading can come in to help you. “Pairs trading is an often [...]
US GROWTH MEANS THE DOLLAR-YEN BREAKOUT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY March 12, 2012 DIRECTOR OF CURRENCY RESEARCH, GFT IS THE North American region the last bastion of global growth? After last Friday’s strong US non-farm payrolls (NFP) and this weekend’s disappointing Chinese trade data, it certainly appears to be the case. In February, the US was able to record its third consecutive month of more than 200K new [...]
The growing trend of active traders March 12, 2012 THE last 15 years or so have seen a sea change in how people manage their investments and approach financial markets. For anyone much under the tender age of 40 it’s probably taken for granted that real time prices, charts and news are all part and parcel of a trading or investing account. Of course, [...]
Analyst picks for 13 March 2012 March 12, 2012 FOREX STRATEGIST JOEL KRUGER My pick: Buy dollar-yen from ¥80.00 Expertise: Technical analysis Average time frame of trades: 6 months The market is doing a good job of showing the potential formation of a major cyclical bottom after closing above the weekly Ichimoku cloud for the first time since July 2007. We could be in [...]
Twin products for the skilled trader March 12, 2012 MARKET volatility is often a problem for investors. But some, with the talent and bravery to turn turbulence into a boon for their portfolios, make good use of a pair of derivative products – contracts for difference (CFD) and spread betting. How should you choose which to use? Functionally, they are more similar than different. [...]
THE TIPSTER March 12, 2012 GLOBAL food and beverage company PepsiCo announced plans to install former Wal-Mart executive Brian Cornell to head its largest and most profitable unit. This is seen as a positive move which could shake up positions within the company, as existing chief executive Indra Nooyi has been unable to bring the share price back to its [...]
Vodka with a twist of family history March 12, 2012 ZOROKOVICH 1917 vodka looks very cool with its retro Soviet-meets-pop-art label. And let me tell you, this £30-per-bottle spirit also slides down rather well, a fact on which Selfridges, Skylon, Jerry’s in Soho and China Tang at the Dorchester – stockists of Zorokovich 1917 – agree. But what is unique about Zorokovich is its history, [...]
The women cooking up a storm March 12, 2012 THE phrase “Girls Night Out” has a chick-lit girliness to it, but the series of three dinners hosted under that name at One Lombard Street this week is anything but pink and girly. A celebration of top women in the male-dominated business of cheffing and wine, the series was organised by ex-Ramsay super-chef and head [...]
Menorah the value against Sprinter Sacre in the Arkle March 12, 2012 ONLY two favourites have won the Racing Post Arkle Chase in the last 19 years, but I’m almost certain none will have arrived at Cheltenham with a bigger reputation than Nicky Henderson’s Sprinter Sacre. The six-year-old was recently described by his pilot Barry Geraghty as, ‘the best he has ever ridden’, and that’s coming from [...]
