Tag: markets

Market Predictions 2019: Commodities Will Be Best Performing Markets In The...

Commodities, especially gold and oil, is the mainstream asset class most likely to deliver positive returns in 2019, while equities on both sides of...

Stock Markets Plunge Ahead of Christmas

Even though we are in the midst of the best selling seasons of the year for the retail market, stocks are something else, and...

The Late Cycle Lament: The Dual Economy, by James Montier

Overoptimism and overconfidence are two well-known psychological traits of our species. They are particularly dangerous in the late stages of an economic cycle where...

Market Forecast 2019: Three Tailwinds To Keep An Eye On To...

2019 is just around the corner, and it promises three key tailwinds that will help positively drive returns for investors. In first place, the...

Volatility in Commodity Markets Raises Global Unrest And Threats Lifestyle of...

Volatility in commodity markets is likely to increase over the next few months, and this could lead to greater civil unrest – especially in...

The Pound Sinks After Vote of No Confidence Triggers Another Pre-Brexit...

After the recently announced vote of no confidence that PM Theresa May has to face within her own Tory party, markets have reacted as...

Yellow Vest Protests: ‘Declining Stock Markets Inspire Social Unrest, Hostility And...

France’s social mood, as measured by its stock market, has been trending negatively for 18 years. The CAC Quarante topped out in September 2000...

Credit Card Market: Almost Three Quarters of Retail Consumers Do Not...

Almost three quarters of retail consumers in the UK (those with liquid assets between £0 and £3,918) do not pay off their credit card...

Tim Draper Predictions: Bitcoin Will Hit the $250,000 Mark in A...

The crypto-market is more alive than ever, and expert investors all around the world keep believing in it. One of the most influential venture...

The Black Friday and The Brexit Deal Make Up For a...

As the trading month gets underway, the focus for much of it will be on the USA. Black Friday, the big day for retailers, is coming...

The Blockchain Awakening: This is How Bitcoin Will Reshape the Financial...

There's little doubt left about how blockchain and cryptocurrencies have become more than just buzzwords in today's business economy. Furthermore, what it started as...

Is Bitcoin Heading to Become a Bull Market After Getting Over...

On November 12th, the price of Bitcoin was at $7,195 and dropped to $5,975. This was the last drop before we saw its big...

Global Equity Markets: ‘Current Volatility Does Not Mean The End of...

Correction in markets ‘overdue’ - Momentum Investment Director Glyn Owen US-China trade wars and Fed monetary tightening is cause of current setback Investors...

Three Charts to Quell Your Fears This Halloween

Investors have had plenty of scary things to look at this month. Here are three areas which we believe are a little less daunting,...

Latest Comments on the European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decision

In reaction to European Central Bank (ECB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, Michael Metcalfe, global head of macro strategy at State Street Global Markets;...

European Economy: The Future Looks Brighter Bolstered by a Fast Employment...

The latest economic news coming from the European Union has left investors a bit disappointed, however, the near future for the Europe's economy looks...

Number of Crypto Jobs in the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Sector Rise...

A new study carried out by Glassdoor Economic Research shows impressive results for a growing industry in a much rather different way it used...

Risk ON/OFF: What Does That Mean And Market Overview

There's a reason why you hear the talking heads on financial TV interviewing traders about their current sentiment and whether they feel it is...