Sampras: Icon Roger is undoubtedly the best ever July 5, 2009 PETE SAMPRAS hailed Roger Federer as the game’s best-ever player after watching the Swiss star surpass his record of 14 Grand Slam titles. “The guy’s a legend and now he’s an icon,” the seven-time Wimbledon champion said after dropping in on Centre Court for the first time in seven years yesterday. “He’s got 15 majors, [...]
The joy of six puts Federer back on top of the world July 5, 2009 Ace lands a record 15th Grand Slam after edging Roddick in an epic final ROGER FEDERER became the greatest player in Grand Slam history after coming through a record-breaking final with Andy Roddick on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. The Swiss ace edged a dramatic five-set match 5-7, 7-6 (8-6,) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 to claim a [...]
Open air culture July 5, 2009 NOW that we’ve been experiencing the kind of clear blue skies and sunshine that put the last few summers, erm, in the shade, we’ve got to enjoy it. Summer in the city means making the most of its open spaces, and in this day and age, that means a whole lot more than plonking down [...]
WILDLIFE WONDER ARABIAN ORYX July 5, 2009 The Arabian oryx once roamed the Arabian peninsula in large herds covering thousands of kilometres as it followed the rains. But the animal, a species of antelope which has a white coat which helps it keep cool in the desert heat and large distinctive horns in both the male and female, was hunted to extinction [...]
Arabian ark an eccentric but brilliant getaway July 5, 2009 TWO cheetah brothers bask in the sunshine, panting as they stretch their lean bodies gracefully in the heat. Giraffes munch lazily on foliage while nearby a sand gazelle with her young jumps among the trees. The only sound to pierce the silence is the peacock’s call. I am lost in the scene until my driver [...]
THE TIPSTER ECONOMIC DRIVERS EYED THIS WEEK July 5, 2009 NEXT week all traders will be watching the Bank of England’s monetary policy decision, announced at midday on Thursday. While the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep interest rates on hold, there are concerns that further quantitative easing may be suggested. Given that its Eurozone counterpart – the European Central Bank (ECB) – [...]
INFLATION FEARS STILL ON THE CARDS July 5, 2009 JANE FOLEYRESEARCH DIRECTOR, FOREX.COMLAST week brought confirmation that prices actually fell in the Eurozone in June. The consumer prices index (CPI) fell 0.1 per cent year-on-year, in sharp contrast to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) mandate which directs it to keep inflation at, or a little below, 2.0 per cent year-on-year. The complete absence of [...]
Banking sector trading update will show pick of the crop July 5, 2009 WITH news that bankers at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are on track for bumper full-year bonuses, celebrated with the obligatory champagne and expensive dinners, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the financial crisis had never happened. But while they might be in line for those bonuses, investors and traders will be scrutinising banks’ earnings [...]
WHERE DO YOU THINK THE FTSE 100 WILL END 2009? July 5, 2009 JOSHUA RAYMOND CITY INDEX4,600. The third quarter could help lift the markets if data all comes in line and momentum in terms of growth of companies’ profitability. I see economic recovery in mid-2010 and equity markets tend to react about six to eight months in advance. MANOJ LADWA ETX CAPITAL4,000. We’ll shoot to the downside [...]
No sustained rally for FTSE 100 this half July 5, 2009 WHATEVER the second half of 2009 holds for equity markets, it can only be better than the last six months of last year. But market analysts are not expecting the FTSE 100 to rally strongly through the third and fourth quarters, despite the blue-chip index’s strong rally since the depths of 3,500 back in March. [...]
