Category Archives: Markets

Recession? What Recession?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

Today’s news that the UK has crept back into recession should be no surprise to anyone who has kept reasonably well informed about developing events connected to the global economic crisis. A technical recession is triggered after two quarters of … Continue reading →

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Snowdropamania

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin

Well what can I say when I read a certain news item recently. ‘A collector paid £360 on eBay for a single type of Snowdrop bulb’ The Snowdrop collecting fashion has taken off. Pardon?!! This sounds very familiar, was it … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad and the Eurozone

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

Have our elected representatives across the developed economies dealt with the credit crisis? Recent market activity would suggest that they have not and have simply delayed the further action that will be required in order to bring some stability to … Continue reading →

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What did the Normans ever do for us – Derivatives?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin

To start with, a very nice 21st century definition: A derivative is a contract between two parties that specifies conditions—in particular, dates and the resulting values of the underlying variables—under which payments are to be made between the parties. We … Continue reading →

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Greece on the slippery road

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

We are now 3 years into the economic recovery and unfortunately employment growth remains subdued. As Governments, companies and consumers continue to repay their borrowing (deleverage) in addition to spending cuts like those seen in the UK with slow consumer … Continue reading →

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The South Sea Bubble

Posted on September 1, 2011 by admin

‘What goes up must come down’. We all remember from our school days Sir Isaac Newton for his famous law of gravity and the picture of the apple falling on his head. Sir Isaac Newton was a genius mathematician who … Continue reading →

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The Rollercoaster of Investor Emotions

Posted on August 24, 2011 by admin

If stock-market investment could ever truly be likened to a rollercoaster ride it would be now as we have recently experienced sharp falls and rises in global stock-markets largely due to investor sentiment as the potential impact of the deepening … Continue reading →

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It is not time to panic

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Why are global stock markets falling? There is a general realisation that lifting the US debt ceiling or striking a deal on Greek debt will not solve the underlying problem facing the world economy. Governments, companies and individuals in developed … Continue reading →

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Tulips from Amsterdam

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

What alternative investments should we be considering in order to keep the value of our monies intact? Is it too late for gold, what about silver, or oil or any other precious commodity? No one seems too keen on keeping … Continue reading →

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Greece is the Word

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

The concerns over Greek debt are weighing heavily on the stock market as those in power failed to agree a second bail-out of debt-stricken Greece. As investors, it pays to remind ourselves that stock markets react to sentiment in the … Continue reading →

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