Upbeat economic sentiment boosts FTSE to above 5,000 October 5, 2009 THE FTSE 100 closed higher yesterday after US Institute for Supply Management non-manufacturing data came in better than forecast, with miners and banks the best performing sectors. The index closed up 35.63 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5,024.33, after tumbling nearly 60 points on Friday to a near three-week closing low below the 5,000 [...]
US stocks shoot up on stronger data October 5, 2009 US stocks shot higher yesterday, ending a four-day losing streak as optimism about upcoming earnings gathered steam and data showed the services sector expanded for the first time since August 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 112.08 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 9,599.75. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed up 15.23 [...]
Traders prefer bonds as fears of a pullback rise steadily October 5, 2009 WITH the FTSE 100 back down below the 5,000 mark, the bears are beginning to feel a little smug. Since July they have been warning that the rally in the markets has been overdone and that we are due a correction. Professor Nouriel Roubini, the economist known as Dr Doom, has said recently that “markets [...]
You need to evolve to survive in this market October 5, 2009 FOR the retail market participant, success in trading often means finding an edge. Whether that refers to a combination of technical indicators, a sound plan for reacting to event risk or identifying repeatable patterns, the conclusion is always the same. When they come across a system that works, they stick to it. However, narrowing one’s [...]
WHY WE WILL NOT SEE A RED OCTOBER October 5, 2009 EVERYBODY is saying it: the correction is coming. After rallying since March and with various records being broken, it is claimed that global stocks are overdue a sell-off. Analysts are desperate to tell us that “investors have become over-excited with the positive-trending economic data” or that “the fundamentals are being ignored”. Commentators are falling over [...]
DUNSTONE ALL SET FOR UPCOMING NUPTIALS October 5, 2009 FORGET Simon Cowell’s star-studded 50th birthday bash – this weekend will see the party of the City’s year when Carphone Warehouse tycoon Charles Dunstone finally ties the knot with PR executive Celia Gordon Shute. Dunstone – who recently enjoyed an impressive motoring-themed stag do split between the Goodwood estate and on the Isle of Wight [...]
TORIES TO UP PENSION AGE TO SIXTY-SIX October 5, 2009 A WAR of words is set to erupt between Labour and the Tories as both parties attempt to seize the initiative on spending cuts. George Osborne will today announce that a Tory government would increase the state retirement age to 66 by 2016, ten years ahead of Labour’s deadline, in a bid to cut the [...]
FSA WARNED ON LIQUIDITY PLAN October 5, 2009 THE Financial Services Authority (FSA) was told yesterday that its new liquidity rules could put London at a competitive disadvantage. The FSA unveiled plans to force UK banks to hold an extra £110bn in government bonds, in a bid to prevent a repeat of the banking crisis. Liquidity requirements will be delayed to allow banks [...]
Bullish Goldman note on banks lifts US shares ahead of earnings season October 5, 2009 US STOCKS surged yesterday after investment bank Goldman Sachs upgraded the banking sector to “attractive” from “neutral” ahead of the third-quarter earnings season that kicks off tomorrow. Wall Street shrugged off a four-day losing streak after Goldman issued a note saying that while the big banks’ earnings have surged by nearly 40 per cent this cycle [...]
O’Leary ready for departure October 5, 2009 MICHAEL O’LEARY, the ubiquitous boss of budget airline Ryanair, could stand down within a year, industry experts said yesterday. The news came as the airline dismissed reports that Ryanair could take control of Aer Lingus through a rights issue. “Our position on Aer Lingus was recently confirmed at the Ryanair AGM, which is that we [...]
