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Poor Durable Goods figures 27 Aug 2013 | 11:31 am
The figures were very bad and set the market a challenge. Rally on the back of no tapering, sell on the bad news. Initially the market put in a good rally reaching 1666. Later on however the market so...
Equity markets higher 26 Aug 2013 | 11:32 am
Should be a quiet session this morning with a Bank holiday in the UK. Overnight equity markets are higher. The S&P reached the 1666 resistance level and Euro tested above 1.3400 again. Nothing on the ...
Pivotal day ahead 23 Aug 2013 | 11:32 am
Market put in a good recovery yesterday, S&P reaching a 1658 high in the end. Today we have to see if we follow through or reverse. In this respect it could be a critical day in setting the mood for t...
FOMC minutes 22 Aug 2013 | 11:38 am
Well the much hyped minutes were released. Frankly you can take from them what you will. Some in favour of going soon, some cautious, and all agreed we need to taper at some point. The market reaction...
FOMC to dominate today 21 Aug 2013 | 11:31 am
Minutes from the FOMC will be released at 7 pm today. Will we get a hint at tapering or indeed any detail. The market which is extremely thin due to holidays will be very active on the news. Any taper...
Market break below significant levels. 20 Aug 2013 | 02:06 pm
The 1650/45 major support level failed to hold yesterday. Despite an earlier rally to 1656 the market finished very badly. We look set for further losses as the market worries about tapering and hedg...
Good correction achieved? 19 Aug 2013 | 11:38 am
We have reached a major low on the S&P 1648/50 area. Is this it for the correction? Very quiet day on the economic front so traders will have a chance to make up their mind without distractions. Could...
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Tricky market. 16 Aug 2013 | 11:56 am
We know what is driving stocks lower. Tapering. But when you get a day when the market sells and there is no bounce it can be tricky. Add to that the dollar sell off at 6pm and we have difficult tradi...
Tapering concerns dominate 15 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
The slide in equities are purely down to the tapering debate. Most expect it to start in September but how much and how quickly. Bernanke want’s tapering to start before his term ends. This will be hi...
