Opinion – Tuesday 28 February 2012

There was a positive tone to the markets as Germany voted in favour of the Greek bailout. US markets opened on their lows and then rallied all day as the data from the Housing Market gets more favourable. For a continued US economic recovery the housing sector is a...

Opinion – Monday 27 February 2012

The weekend’s G20 meeting did not promise anything new and we have a slow, negative start to the week. Global sentiment is positive on the prospect of more cheap liquidity coming its way. This week the ECB has the Second Unlimited 3 Year ‘Funding...

Opinion – Friday 24 February 2012

Yesterday was a very busy trading day with markets testing their lows early before heading upwards. The German IFO improved in February along with good Jobless numbers from the US which raised market sentiment – The Euro was the main beneficiary. Today is a...

Opinion – Thursday 23 February 2012

Apart from the upwards move in Gold, yesterday proved to be another quiet day. The negativity continues with some disappointing economic data, warnings over Greece and higher oil prices. Today is a busy day for data with Weekly Jobs, Home Sales and University of...

Opinion – Wednesday 22 February 2012

Yesterday was one of the slowest days for foreign exchange and equity markets in a while however by contrast, commodities were active with Gold, Silver and Oil rising sharply.The world is a happier place generally with US Economic data improving and growth elsewhere...

Opinion – Tuesday 21 February 2012

Markets were very quiet yesterday due to the US Bank Holiday. European equities and commodities continue to trade higher. I am very nervous of being long in these markets at these levels as we are trading into huge resistance across all markets. S&P 500 I sold...