FAITH IN QE2 LIMITS FALLS IN EQUITIES November 15, 2010 CFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFT RECENTLY, investors have got used to their expectations being met. Republican victories in the mid-terms led investors to expect a more business-friendly environment. The Fed’s latest QE announcement was in line with estimates, while a thumping gain in non-farm payrolls has raised hopes that unemployment may have turned a corner. With [...]
Let’s all go out shopping: US retailers are back in vogue November 15, 2010 WE USED to build civilisations. Now we build shopping malls”. So said Bill Bryson about his native land. For the last two years, however, America has not been building shopping malls. American retailers have been at the bottom of a deep pit and struggling to get out. They may well have just found a ladder, [...]
THE TIPSTER November 15, 2010 Gold is now 60 dollars short of its high and nearing trend support levels. With continuing worries about Irish government debt ratings and the effect of any EU bailout, there could still be space for gold to rise. WorldSpreads offers a $1366–$1366.5 spread. The outsourcing giant Capita is due to release an interim management statement [...]
Learn He-Man’s recipe for great guns November 15, 2010 WHATEVER your feelings about the acting skills of Swedish action film star Dolph Lundgren, the man has guns. That is, insanely sculpted arms and a physique that suggests super-human strength. So when an opportunity arose to go and train with him while he was in London to promote his new film the Expendables, I couldn’t [...]
OUT OF OFFICE November 15, 2010 SCOTTISH ART AT FLEMINGS Mayfair’s most genteel Victorian hotel has teamed up with the Fleming Collection on Berkley Street to offer a first-rate Scottish Art Experience. You’ll take a private tour of the gallery with a guide discovering some of the finest Scottish artists of the 19th century, followed by tea in the Flemings Hotel’s [...]
Aussie stars won’t panic November 15, 2010 AUSTRALIA’S under-fire batsmen Michael Hussey and Marcus North are refusing to panic despite seeing young upstarts Usman Khawaja and Callum Ferguson named in the 17-man squad for the first Ashes Test. Both North and Hussey have provided solid middle order foundations for Ricky Ponting’s side in the past, but their recent form hardly inspires confidence. [...]
ENGLAND’S REST MADE PLANS November 15, 2010 ENGLAND’S likely four-pronged Ashes bowling attack of Graeme Swann (above), James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Steven Finn are, as expected, set to sit out of the third warm-up match against Australia A, which starts tomorrow. The quartet will instead head to Brisbane, the venue for the first Test, which commences on 25 November, in order [...]
More friendly, and just as tasty November 15, 2010 Sake No Hana 23 St James’s St, SW1A 1HA Tel: 020 7925 8988 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £45 SAKE No Hana, formerly the only Japanese restaurant in London to make Nobu seem cosy and inviting, has undergone three big changes. One: the downstairs sushi bar has gone upstairs, and the upstairs [...]
THREE OTHER JAPANESE RESTAURANTS IN MAYFAIR November 15, 2010 SUMOSAN Less well publicised than nearby rivals Nobu,?Zuma and Umu, Sumosan has a particular type of high-octane glamour. Those in the know swear by the place for its delectible sushi, beautifully presented raw fish salads and impeccably cooked meat. The elegant interior and quiet service make for a discreet spot for business. 26 Albemarle St, [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 15, 2010 GOT A ‘TACHE? GET A FREE BURGER London’s favourite burger restaurant Byron – the newest branch just opened at One New Change by St Pauls – is getting firmly stuck into Movember, the men’s health drive. It’s offering a free burger to anyone who can show that their ‘tache is part of the campaign against [...]
