Letters to the Editor – 28/01 – Labour tax plans, Small business, Best of Twitter January 27, 2014 Labour tax plans [Re: The Labour party’s war on the better off is dreadful economics, yesterday] Let us not forget the damage that the 50p tax rate would do to the global mobility of top talent. Many of these individuals are “tax equalised” – their net salary is delivered, and the employer meets the tax [...]
CNBC Comment: Mexico can withstand current volatility January 27, 2014 DAVOS is done, and chief executives are returning home to further volatility after last week’s emerging market-led sell-off. In December, the US Federal Reserve announced that it would start tapering its monthly asset buying from $85bn to $75bn. And tomorrow, its rate setting committee will inform us of both its latest rate decision (no change [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: Pivot pointing the high and low of the London session January 27, 2014 IN MY last column, I demonstrated the time of the day at which most highs and lows of the London FX session tend to occur, and why this tends to be the case. Today, I will focus on the price levels at which these highs/lows tend to be created using the pivot point indicator. The [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: Analyst’s pick January 27, 2014 CURRENCY STRATEGISTCHRIS VECCHIO My pick: Stay short sterling-yen; euro-dollar and dollar-yen key levels aheadExpertise: Fundamental and technical analysisAverage time frame of trades: A few hours to a few weeks Sterling-yen is on track for a meaningful pullback in light of two significant fundamental factors: a shift in Bank of England and Bank of Japan policy [...]
Wenger contract deal is done, says Arsenal chief January 27, 2014 Gazidis ends doubts over coach’s future and reveals £150m kit deal with Puma ARSENAL chief executive Ivan Gazidis has sought to end speculation over Arsene Wenger’s future by declaring that the long-serving manager has agreed a new contract. Wenger, 64, is yet to sign a deal just months before his current £7.5m agreement expires in [...]
Liverpool net training wear sponsorship January 27, 2014 LIVERPOOL and Everton both prepared for tonight’s Merseyside derby by announcing significant agreements – the former with a training kit sponsor and the latter with defender Leighton Baines. Indonesian airline Garuda has struck a deal to sponsor the Reds’ training wear from next season for an undisclosed sum. Liverpool are only the second Premier League [...]
Man United can still win the league, claims Mata January 27, 2014 MANCHESTER United’s record £37m signing Juan Mata still believes the champions can retain their Premier League title, despite trailing league leaders Arsenal by 14 points with 16 games to go. Mata is expected to make his debut against bottom club Cardiff at Old Trafford tomorrow night, as United look to end a miserable month on [...]
Nocerino must make special start January 27, 2014 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce has challenged Italy midfielder Antonio Nocerino to make an instant impact against Chelsea tomorrow night but revealed fellow loan signing Marco Borriello is not yet ready to make his debut. Nocerino, described by Allardyce as a “box-to-box midfielder”, is set to go straight into the squad after completing his temporary [...]
Swann: Don’t blame Cook for Ashes disaster January 27, 2014 RETIRED spin bowler Graeme Swann defended England captain Alastair Cook last night, admitting no-one could have inspired the squad to victory this winter, such was their collectively low performance levels. England endured the third whitewash in Ashes history, with the team only exceeding 300 runs twice in 10 innings. Problems on the field were coupled [...]
Lancaster to pick new faces January 27, 2014 ENGLAND coach Stuart Lancaster is set to hand debuts to several uncapped players for Saturday’s RBS Six Nations opener in France. Uncapped quintet Anthony Watson, Jack Nowell, Luther Burrell, Ed Slater and George Ford are available to Lancaster, who would have no hesitation in naming them in his starting line-up on Thursday. He said: “It’s [...]
