Investors focus on Greece once again 06/02/12 7 Feb 2012 | 06:17 am

A bit of profit taking crept into proceedings today as investors focused on Greece once again where talks over their debt restructuring are ongoing.  This has poured a bucket of cold water onto the re...

Markets boosted by fantastic unemployment numbers 03/02/12 4 Feb 2012 | 07:35 am

Markets were boosted by a fantastic set of unemployment numbers from the US that showed the rate of unemployment fall to its lowest level since January 2009.  The much anticipated non-farm payroll num...

Does this Davos-shaped cloud have a silver lining? 02/02/12 3 Feb 2012 | 06:52 am

After looking at my bank account the other morning, I’m loathed to use the phrase “austerity Davos”. The wine was expensive, the skiing was great and the hotels were packed to the rafters. Yet I can’t...

Will France's downgrade set the tone for a volatile 2012? 3 Feb 2012 | 06:46 am

It seems like only yesterday I was raising my glass to 2012 - forgetting the words to Auld Lang Syne and promising to run to work every morning and eat five bits of fruit each day. Two weeks later, I’...

London stocks boosted by merger and acquisition news 02/02/12 3 Feb 2012 | 06:25 am

London stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition news that saw the FTSE test its highs for the year.  The bullish sentiment has been fuelled by the possibility of a tie up between one of the world...

Capital Spreads Newsreach Feed 7 Dec 2011 | 05:14 am

FTSE ends week in the red, as Rio and Barclays decline 27 Oct 2011 | 02:14 am

A fall in mining and banking shares has helped push the London market sharply lower at the end of another volatile week. read more

FTSE hits 2-month closing low; commods, banks weigh 27 Oct 2011 | 02:13 am

* FTSE slides 2.6 pct * Miners slammed by Australian tax, China tightening fears * Banks down on debt contagion worries * Oils weak; BP hit by oil spill impact Britain's top share index fell s...

How the spread betters are calling the general election 27 Oct 2011 | 02:12 am

Not since Major’s defense of 1992 has there been so much attention on the polls. The prize for the race to power seems to be anybody’s for the taking with permutations on power sharing almost ten a pe...

Financial Spread Betting - Election Comment 27 Oct 2011 | 02:11 am

So we’re off to the polls as the most hotly contested general election since 1992 gets underway. read more