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It could be argued that even with the wild gyrations of the past few months, many were still in denial about the state of the financial markets. Last week, fear was rife as traders, investors, and the man on the street could no longer deny the magnitude of the global sell off. Some commentators are referring to it as the great crash of 2008. written by Karen Yap
Traders, investors, and financial journalists must have been glad to reach the end of a week that will surely go down in the history of financial markets. The FTSE closed the week just 66 points down which the S&P 500 actually managed a small profit. Homeowner, the closing figures do not even begin to tell the whole story with the FTSE trading in a 521 point range and posting its best one day rally in history on Friday. written by Karen Yap
A week that showed so much promise ended up being a huge let down. written by Karen Yap
Markets endured another volatile week, with US markets had a better time of it than their European counterparts. written by Karen Yap
It was a sea of red again last week as stock markets across the world finished down heavily on the week. The FTSE 100 finished down 3.26%, the CAC down 4.80% and the DAX down 2.35% on the week. written by Karen Yap
The half year report card for global stock markets was not one to be proud of. The first half of 2008 was the worst first half to a year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1970, when the index was down 14.60%.
written by Karen Yap
Financial markets were a sea of red numbers last week as the classic ‘Fade the Fed’ trade played out. The initial reaction to Wednesday’s US interest rate decision was neutral to positive, then the selling set in and hardly stopped. written by Karen Yap
A Bull bet on the S&P 500 to be higher than Fridays opening value of 1333 in three months time could return 107%. Given recent market trends though, traders at BetOnMarkets feels that it may be better to wait for signs of further capitulation in the form of a 2.5% daily drop or greater. written by Karen Yap
After a rather turbulent week markets ended on a positive note. US marketsbenefited from a better than expected inflation outlook, following Fridays CPI numbers. written by Karen Yap
“Sell in May” says the old stock market adage, but the bulls were in no mood for old wives' tales last week. Markets were in rally mode after the better than expected US jobs report, and news of more liquidity injections from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve did what most traders were expecting them to do in cutting rates another quarter percent down to 2%. written by Karen Yap
Bemused commuters were confronted with three granite coloured statues, each bearing in their hands voucher for £25 worth of oil trades. written by Karen Yap
Following the previous week’s heavy buying, global markets again finished the week positively. However, gains were limited to around half a percent for the week with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 rising the most. With many cross winds in the form of bank write downs, and some positive earnings surprises from the US, it was hard for markets to make significant progress in either direction. Volatility continued in the UK financial sector with RBS releasing the full details of its required cash injection. written by Karen Yap
On a day when you hear about the worlds largest bank CITI Group losing $5 Billion and cutting 4,000 jobs world wide, you might expect markets to be down severely. You might also have expected the FTSE to stumble on the news that RBS is preparing a rights issue to shore up its balance sheet. However, apart from some early nervousness on Friday, the UKs benchmark index managed to close the week up 3.2%. The CAC & DAX both managed 4.3%. written by Karen Yap
The economy, stupid was a phrase widely used during Bill Clintons successful
campaign against George Bush Snr. written by Karen Yap
Despite slew of negative headlines, stock markets around the world still managed to close the week up around 4%. The FTSE and CAC managed 4.7% and 5.4% gains while the Nasdaq 100 was the pick of the US markets, closing the week up 5.2%. The rally was sparked by Lehman Brothers announcing the sale billion of dollars worth of shares late on Monday night. written by Karen Yap
It seems like it's the same old story every week, oil, gold and other commodities are hitting record highs, while the US Dollar, and equities that have anything to do with the financial market, are hitting record lows. Why should this week be any different? written by Karen Yap
Last week was one for record books; Oil surged above $105 dollars a barrel to reach its highest level since records began. written by Karen Yap
BetOnMarkets.com is pleased to announce being voted the 'Best Fixed Odds Financial Trading Provider' at this year's 2007 Shares Awards.... written by Karen Yap
The Federal Reserve were busy this week, first cutting interest rates by .25% on Tuesday, and then proceeding to announce a novel approach to injecting money into the banking system... written by Karen Yap
Last week world stock markets managed to recover somewhat from the mauling of
most of November. On Tuesday and Wednesday alone the Dow Jones and S&P 500
put on 500 points and 60 points respectively. This puts the S&P 500 back in
positive territory for the year heading into what is usually a benign festive
trading period. written by Karen Yap
Wall Street barreled higher this week, giving the Dow Jones industrial average
its biggest two-day point gain in five years, after a Federal Reserve
official hinted that the central bank may lower interest rates again says
BetOnMarkets.com's Michael Wright. written by Karen Yap
Last week the 20 year anniversary of the 1987 crash passed with a significantly negative close for all major stock markets.
A sell off, but it was some way off being a repeat of that day 20 years ago that wiped off 12.2% of the value of British shares in one trading session. It is interesting to note that neither the 1987 or 1929 crashes led to a recession and the Dow actually finished up for the year after the '87 crash. Indeed as of the time of writing the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 700% from its 87 crash low. written by Karen Yap
Last week Oil continued its ascent into record territory. Just shy of $90 per barrel the much talked about $100 per barrel isn’t too far off. Strangely the price isn’t still hasn’t topped too many headlines, perhaps because prices still sit below £1.00 per litre in the UK. If that damn burst, UK consumers could be in for a shock says Betonmarket’s Michael Wright. << previous page 1 next page>> |
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