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Dec 3, 13 •
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Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Markit economics suggest that UK manufacturing reached a 19 year high in November, as the USA PMI jumps to the highest level since January
It’s becoming increasingly tricky to know how to fairly and dispassionately judge the various sentiment surveys from Markit economics. On Monday they suggested that the UK’s manufacturing orders have reached a 19 year high and that the...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Eurozone manufacturing recovery continues but without France and Spain
There has been a raft of PMIs printed this morning beginning with the HSBC sponsored Markit Economic data which held at its expansion level of 51.4. The EZ modest recovery looks to be continuing with the manufacturing PMI up a few ticks from October’s...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Is The Trend Still Your Friend •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Trend trading analysis week beginning December 1st
Sunday-Monday morning is a relatively quiet opening for high impact news events, capital spending in Japan is predicted to rise by 3.1%. The HSBC final manufacturing PMI for China is expected to come in at 50.5. There is a raft of Australian data published...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
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It’s been some time since we’ve started this column with reference to rating agencies downgrading a nation’s credit worthiness, S&P have downgraded one of Europe’s largest economies this morning and immediately the microphones were...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Why you don’t need to have the right personality for trading and why asking yourself if “you have the right aptitude?” is far more relevant.
The question of personality types and their suitability for trading is a fascinating subject that’s often a focal point of discussion amongst trading groups. However, the majority of articles and opinion on personality trading types may be focusing on...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on UK BoE governor stuns UK banks by redirecting the funding for lending scheme
Thursday was a relatively quiet day for the markets due to the closure of the USA markets for the thanksgiving holiday. However, one of the most illuminating events of the day concerned the governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney. His decision, that the...
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Nov 28, 13 •
2192 Views •
Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Nikkei index reaches six year high as yen falls whilst German import prices fall 3% year on year
The USA markets are shut for the annual Thanksgiving day therefore the afternoon trading session is expected to be quiet. Overnight investors saw the Nikkei reach a six year high as the DJIA had risen to a record high, just short of 16,100 on Wednesday. In...
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Nov 28, 13 •
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Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Discipline, what does it mean and how do we put it into practice when we trade?
One of the words we get used to hearing and reading at the very start of our journey as a trader is the word “discipline”. Despite the majority of us knowing what the word generally means, what the word actually means when considered in the...
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Nov 28, 13 •
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Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on USA unemployment claims fall by 10,000 in a month, as durable orders falls significantly in the month of October
There was mixed economic news from the USA on Wednesday, the Conference Board index improved by 0.2%, short of expectations and less than the previous 0.9% increase for the month of September. Crude oil supplies rose, the USA weekly unemployment claims fell...
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Nov 27, 13 •
2084 Views •
Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on UK GDP at 0.8%, Germany reaches coalition government accord and agrees to spend on social programmes and welfare
Oil has fallen in the overnight and early morning trading sessions, U.S. prices are sliding for a fourth day after an industry report revealed that crude supplies rose for a ninth week in the USA, whilst the market for oil still ‘accommodates’ the...