Cruises, extensions and wages

Thursday 31 December 2015

The headline index edged lower at the start of the last trading session of the year, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street...

Thu, 31/12/2015 - 09:08


Gold, dividends and expenses

Wednesday 30 December 2015

The headline index handed back most of yesterday’s gains early on as traders seized the chance for some profit-taking on house...

Wed, 30/12/2015 - 09:06


Miners, floods and arbitration

Tuesday 29 December 2015

The FTSE 100 edged  higher in early trading after the Christmas break taking its cue from early advances in Asia,...

Tue, 29/12/2015 - 09:03


Oil, diamonds and groceries

Friday 24 December 2015

FTSE indices started today's shortened trading session marginally higher with oil majors and miners both boosted by price rises. 

“It has...

Thu, 24/12/2015 - 09:16


Dividend cover on high yielding stocks looks thin for 2016

“Investors looking at high yielding stocks for 2016 must look at dividend cover as well as the headline forecast yield, because some of the juiciest-looking...

Wed, 23/12/2015 - 15:33


Games, trucks and miners

Wednesday 23 December 2015

The FTSE 100 opened on a positive note adding to yesterday's steady gains, although volumes are expected to remain on the low...

Wed, 23/12/2015 - 09:18


How to be a successful income investor in 2016

The US Federal Reserve’s decision to move headline American interest rates higher for the first time in nearly 10 years begs three important questions:

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Tue, 22/12/2015 - 14:16


Ayers Rock

Australasia

Sentiment toward stock markets and currencies Down Under remains in thrall to commodities and China, although the Auckland market in particular is doing its best...

Tue, 22/12/2015 - 10:02


Mount Fuji

Japan

Markets still seem in thrall to Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his ‘Three Arrows’ reform programme, dubbed ‘Abenomics’, even if his reforms have yet to...

Tue, 22/12/2015 - 10:01


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