I take an active interest in American politics, and their economy, because so much of what happens there affects us and because I’m hal...

Last year was a market full of 'surprises' and here is my list: 1. Affecting my own livlihood the most was the credit crunch. It spr...

Inflation... commodities bull run is not finished by a long shot! the upsurge in prices of the basic things that we all need is going t...

Mervyn Percival passed away just before Christmas. He was the Chairman and founder of Cornmarket, one of the countries leading Brokerag...

The ECB released a further 500 billion, Bank of England 10 billion and the Fed 20 billion This was done as a follow on the the USA's li...

I have five minutes to go before I have to leave so here are a few of my predictions for 2008 I had mentioned buying northern rock s...

In an article written last week called 'whats all the fuss about the US dollar' a point was mentioned regarding the fall of the Dollar...

Recent turbulence in the stock markets has panicked many investors contributing to pensions funds. The stock market falls of the past t...

The European Central Bank has given rise to further speculation that it will decide against increasing the rate of interest next week. ...

Investors who use CFDs (contracts for difference) will soon be required to disclose details of their shareholdings, as regulations gove...

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