DailyFX Tips & Picks: How to manage risk when trading around news events June 2, 2014 WITH the ECB meeting this Thursday, and the US non-farm payrolls report out on Friday, the FX markets are bound to experience a great deal of exuberance. With volatility, we stand to make a great deal of money – but also to lose a great deal if risk is not managed properly. HOW TO MANAGE [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: Analyst’s pick June 2, 2014 QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST DAVID RODRIGUEZ My pick: Short dollar-yen against ¥103 Expertise: System trading Average time frame of trades: Two to ten weeks The US dollar rally looks a bit long in the tooth, as futures positioning data shows large speculators at their most long on the dollar against the single currency since the major July [...]
How to be an inspiring leader: The six skills you need to inspire your employees June 2, 2014 If you want to be a more inspiring leader, you need to develop six important skills. The following tips come from those in the know: leaders of global companies, charities and organisations I have interviewed on leadership communication. FOCUS ON OTHERSYou have not communicated well if people have not heard you, understood you and felt [...]
Lampard ends Chelsea career and is labelled all-time great June 2, 2014 CHELSEA have hailed all-time top goalscorer Frank Lampard as one of the all-time great midfielders after the 35-year-old announced he had played his last game for the club. England’s vice-captain at this summer’s World Cup scored 211 goals in 648 appearances, but his contract is set to expire on 30 June and will not be [...]
Golf Comment: Big names shape up for US Open June 2, 2014 HIDEKI Matsuyama and Thongchai Jaidee made the golf headlines with wins at the weekend but just beneath the surface there were signs that the big names are shaping up for the US Open. Next week’s Major at Pinehurst is followed not long after by the Open at Hoylake and the US PGA at Valhalla, so [...]
Clegg joins calls for fresh vote to stage 2022 cup June 2, 2014 DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg has joined the clamour for a re-run of the vote to stage the 2022 World Cup if claims that Qatar’s winning bid was aided by bribes are proved true. Clegg’s demand came after the Sunday Times reported it had uncovered millions of emails alleging illicit payments, and on the day [...]
Murray relishing last-eight clash against French favourite Monfils June 2, 2014 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray anticipates a thrilling French Open quarter-final with home favourite Gael Monfils tomorrow after sweeping past fourth round opponent Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. Murray, who has never been beyond the last-four at Roland Garros, admitted to feeling some tiredness after playing for a third straight day, before seeing off No24 seed [...]
Moores tells top order to shine June 2, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Peter Moores has challenged captain Alastair Cook and his fellow top order batsmen to seal a one-day international series win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston today. All-rounder Chris Jordan has shone with both bat and ball, while there have been notable contributions late in innings too from Jos Buttler and Gary Ballance, [...]
England expand tour squad June 2, 2014 UNCAPPED props Alex Waller and Kyle Sinckler will bid to fill the void created by an injury to Mako Vunipola after joining England’s tour of New Zealand along with 14 others. Waller scored in the last minute of Northampton’s Premiership final win on Saturday, while Sinckler makes the step up from the England XV that [...]
Romsdal given late Derby entry June 2, 2014 JOHN Gosden-trained three-year-old Romsdal has been handed a late entry for Saturday’s Investec Derby. Connections forked out £75,000 to supplement the colt for the Epsom Classic, for which he was one of 17 remaining at the latest declaration stage yesterday. Romsdal was beaten by Orchestra, one of four Aidan O’Brien-trained horses set to contest the [...]
