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TAPER TANTRUM WAITING TO HAPPEN?

Since the Fed started its massive bond-buying programme (QE3) in September 2012, the S&P 500 has...

30th September, 2014

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HAVE THE YEARS OF PLENTY GONE? FOR SOME ASSET CLASSES THEY CERTAINLY HAVE.

By Alexander Varyushkin Partner, Head of Asset Management at Third Rome Group (strategic partner of...

24th September, 2014

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Trading

KEY INDICATORS THAT MAKE FINANCIAL MARKETS TICK

There are certain economic indicators that traders should monitor in order to evaluate the strength...

6th September, 2014

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MONEYBALL: HERE’S WHO YOU COULD HAVE SIGNED…

Zopa calculates the players your team could have bought if they’d kept the cash they spent on transf...

2nd September, 2014

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BUSINESS AT WHAT PRICE?

Has the recession caused an increase in haggling over price? John Harlow, director at John Harlow In...

30th August, 2014

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AUSTRALIA’S LENDING SPIKES TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL

The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed just last Monday morning that total lending in Australi...

20th August, 2014

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INVESTORS URGED TO ‘KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON’ WHEN INTEREST RATES START TO RISE

‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ is the message for investors from a leading investment analyst as the day w...

12th August, 2014

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ZOPA’S PEER-TO-PEER LENDING HITS BILLION DOLLAR MARK

World’s first peer-to-peer lender, Zopa, has lent $1 billion to UK consumers since it was founded wi...

12th August, 2014

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ECB ENTANGLED WITH BANKS IN POLICY CONUNDRUM

By David Brierley and Saad Sarfraz Perhaps it’s a sign of the times. The Deutsche Bundesbank i...

8th August, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE (05 AUG 14) – AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR STEADY AFTER RBA COMMENTS

Highlight: Australian Dollar steady after RBA Comments Hollande urges Europe to ‘invest more’ Servic...

6th August, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE (28/7) – US DOLLARS IS SLIGHTLY FIRMER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND

Highlights: US Dollars is slightly firmer throughout the weekend Fed Reserve Meet this wed: further...

29th July, 2014

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SAVERS STILL CAUTIOUS DESPITE ENCOURAGING GDP FIGURES

Ahead of tomorrow’s GDP announcement by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which is expected...

26th July, 2014