The FTSE 100 improved 1.6% to 5142.45 last week, while, the AIM ALL Share closed at 661.3 a 0.6% gain. A robust performance given the poor January Sales figures, which weather effected but there is some distance and a currency between the UK and troubles in Portugal, Italy, Ireland , Greece and Spain. Next...
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The Devil’s Deal
Brilliant, aggressive, flawed are words which only begin to describe the hero and the villain of Richard Lambert’s first brilliant novel. Weaving his extensive business experience into the story you are led through the exciting world of small company finance in a masterful way.
Calm Down Dave
In 2010 David Cameron lost an election which, according to the author, "he should have won hands down"
In 'Calm Down Dave' Tony Drury provides overwhelming evidence for his reservations about the Cameron led 'liberal lurch' of the Conservative Party.
Weekly market updates
This week: Greece’s anticipated rescue package from other EU member states fails to materialise, causing widespread concerns and possible contagion to Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain. Euro slides on the back of a troubled Europe and the implications of a Greek sovereign debt default. China’s Central Bank announcement of increasing requirement on banking...
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This week’s Bulletin which contains: The unravelling of Greece’s economy continued last week and overflowed into the Spanish and Portuguese bond and stock markets as investors fretted over the chances of sovereign debt default However, the EU indicated that it would support the Greek government and dismissed any likelihood of an IMF bailout The...
The FTSE 100 closed at 5060.92 down 2.5% on the week while the Aim All Share at 657.4 was 1.5 % lower. A progress report on the month to date the FTSE 100 has fallen 8.43% with the AIM Index down 8.03%. Astute stock selection remains key to performance and there are some large...
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This week’s headlines: With the UK officially out of recession there has been a rebound in consumer confidence with people far more optimistic about their financial prospects. The housing market surged in January raising the possibility of property attaining double digit gains. US GDP figures were pleasantly better than expected as the economy surged...
LAST WEEK/ THIS WEEKFor the second week in a row the FTSE 100 fell over 2% with -2.2% while the Aim All Share was -2.1% lower at 667.4. The BOE interest rate decision is on Thursday with no change. The MPC (Monitory Policy Committee) are likely to put QE (Quantitative Easing) on hold perhaps...
Previous post: Monday 25th January 2010
This week’s head lines: Bank investors received a shock last week with the announcement of far reaching banking reforms by President Obama. The proposals see the breaking up of large banks into either commercial, deposit taking organisations or those involved in proprietary trading activities. Global stock markets were already nervous before the announcement with...
LAST WEEK/ THIS WEEKAt 5,303.0 the FTSE 100 ended the week 2.7% lower with the AIM All Share at 681.6, down 1.5%. The plethora of economic statistics, are accumulative over a period and slow growth is the UK economic narrative, other than fiscal imbalances and watching out for stagflation, this is not dramatic by...
Previous post: Monday 18th January 2010
Fast Boat to ChinaInvestors endured a few volatile sessions in the markets last week following impressive Chinese trade data which led the country’s central bank to tighten liquidity. Initially, equity markets rallied strongly at the start of the week in response to economic data showing that China’s exports had risen 17.7% in December and...
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Goodbye Dave
Tony Drury's first book in the trilogy about the new direction of the Conservative Party, where Tony reveals his very personal reasons for leaving the party after 30 years of dedicated service to it.
In his own unique way Tony is able to capture the mood of many in the party and he has had the courage to put it in print. Along the way he adds many fascinating experiences and anecdotes.
"Goodbye Dave" is a 'must read' for anyone with any political interest.
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