Djokovic targets Nadal and Fed’s grand slam tally July 13, 2015 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic aims to reel in the grand slam career wins of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after sealing his third Wimbledon title on Sunday. That quest begins at the US Open next month, a tournament which nine-time Major winner Djokovic has won only once, in 2011, despite reaching at least the semi-final each [...]
S&P 500 and Dow Jones jump as US markets open higher on Greece deal – but euro continues to fall July 13, 2015 Stocks opened higher after this morning's deal between Greece and its lenders. The S&P 500 jumped 0.8 per cent at the opening bell, while the Dow rose just over one per cent. Earlier, European markets had all reacted positively to the news, opening higher and maintaining that optimism, with the FTSE 100 hovering around 6,713 [...]
Greek deal: Why did the euro just fall against the dollar? July 13, 2015 Markets rallied this morning after Greece finally reached a deal with its creditors after a marathon 17-hour session (not to mention six months of will-they-won't-they discussions). But after an initial jump during which the euro bounced to $1.1187 against the dollar, it began to tumble, falling as low as $1.1062, 0.8 per cent down. What's [...]
US confidence slump will not stop rates hike July 12, 2015 BUSINESS confidence in the US remains slumped, weighed down by a strong dollar and concern over the global economy. Bearish survey data, released by Markit this morning, adds to a string of weak economic data emerging from the US of late. Despite the negative outlook, however, Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen insisted at the end [...]
Theatre review: A Number July 9, 2015 Young Vic | ★★★½ This revival of Caryl Churchill’s 2002 play takes place in a sealed glass box, the audience gazing voyeuristically in like scientists observing participants in an experiment. A man and his son (played by real life father and son John and Lex Shrapnel) are in a state of distress – they have [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Federer tipped to upset Murray July 9, 2015 Few punters gave Roger Federer much hope of winning Wimbledon ahead of the tournament, preferring instead to pile into Novak Djokovic and home-grown hero Andy Murray. Read more: Flawless Fed serves up stiff test of Murray title credentials There was little to change their minds as he made short but unspectacular work of his [...]
Wimbledon 2015 betting tips July 9, 2015 Barring Rafael Nadal’s second round slip-up to Dustin Brown, and Stan Wawrinka’s quarter-final reverse against Richard Gasquet, this year’s Wimbledon has been pretty much business as usual. Read more: Flawless Fed serves up stiff test of Murray title credentials The world’s top three convene in the semis, where they are joined by Gasquet. [...]
Wimbledon 2015 betting tips: Back deadly Djokovic to beat Gasquet in four-set semi July 9, 2015 Despite not playing his best tennis at this year’s Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic finds himself in yet another Grand Slam semi-final that he should win. Read more: Wimbledon 2015 betting tips The Serb was unspectacularly solid in the quarters when seeing off former US Open winner Marin Cilic. But his epic match against Kevin [...]
June 2015 FOMC Minutes: The Fed is worried about Greece July 8, 2015 Minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting show officials want to see further evidence the economy is picking up before they hike rates, and are concerned about the Greek debt crisis. The minutes from its meeting June 16-17 show officials have been pleased by positive economic developments such as strong consumer spending and signs wages [...]
IMF calls on the US to complete post-crisis reforms July 7, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the United States to complete reforms promised in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The Washington-based organisation said one key post-crisis reform, the Dodd Frank Act, must be strengthened as well as protected from legislative proposals to water it down. Key areas of contention that need to [...]