Commodities

Some rumors just won’t die.  Or as a former CEO friend of mine used to say, “The best way to handle rumors is to ignore them.”  But ignoring them in the financial news reporting business is probably an exception to the rule.  In the stock market it’s the rumors and speculation that make things exciting. […]

Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, commented in his Weekly Roundup to clients; Another FTSE 100 correction week, this time taking us lower than the last to retest summer lows, but also much quicker than last time. Was that it, and is the only way is back up towards summer highs? Or […]

Pound Sterling The Pound made a second weekly gain after the UK currency received support from a host of positive economic data releases. On Monday Sterling made gains against the Euro as data showed that British banks increased the number of mortgages being approved .The data added credence to the belief that the UK recovery […]

Just in case I have not made it clear by the end of this article, let me start by saying that I despise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  Therefore, I am giving BP (LSE:BP.) a one-man standing ovation (which is hard to do whilst one is typing). On Monday this week, 12 August 2013, BP […]

Pound Sterling – The Pound began the week on a positive note after economic data continued to support hopes that the UK economy is making a strong recovery. A better than expected services PMI climbed from 56.9 in June to 57.4 in July. To ask a currency expert a question direct, click HERE Or to […]

Mentum stock (LSE:MEN) now skyrockets in what could rightly be called the beginning of a long-term bullish journey. There are reasons for the current price action, which has gained at least 400% since reaching its yearly low in July 2013. Does the dog bark for no reason? The 4 EMAs that are used for this […]

Pound Sterling – At the start of the week the Pound saw little movement against its most traded peers, but did make gains against the US Dollar. The rise came after the Bank of England released data showing that lending to small UK firms hit a record high in June. To ask a currency expert a […]

Pound Sterling – At the start of the week the Pound was trading above a two-week high against the US Dollar as the UK awaited the birth of its future King. The currency found support by comments made by Prime Minister David Cameron that taxes could be cut in the near future as the UK economy […]

The price of oil is up.  Major stock indices are down.  Egypt is in crisis mode again.  Make that “Egypt is still in crisis mode.”  With the satellite news feed from Cairo, millions of people around the world are witnessing millions of Egyptians protesting against what looks like is going to be a short-lived Morsi […]

You remember the Winklevoss twins.  They are the guys to whom Mark Zuckerberg paid $65 million in combined cash and equity in Facebook to settle the lawsuit in which they alleged that Zuckerberg had stolen their social networking idea.  Today, under the sponsorship of Math-Based Asset Services LLC (a Winklevoss company), Cameron and Tyler filed […]