Reflect & Prepare
27th December 17
This year has been a troubled one for economists, with traditional theories bent out of shape, as have the newswires with ever more bizarre stories to digest these days. Trump: The year started ...
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This year has been a troubled one for economists, with traditional theories bent out of shape, as have the newswires with ever more bizarre stories to digest these days. Trump: The year started ...
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This year has been a troubled one for economists, with traditional theories bent out of shape, as have the newswires with ever more bizarre stories to digest these days. Trump : The ...
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It is not unusual at Christmas time to come across book recommendations, but probably not to see one recommending a book on accountancy. Even so, this is the subject today – ...
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US bourses bounced back after a few days of losses yesterday with the Dow outperforming up 0.23%. Asia Pac indices traded mixed the Nikkei (0.09%) and ASX (0.15%) traded higher but the Shanghai Comp....
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Once again US stocks were lower yesterday but only marginally so, in the Asia Pac region the Nikkei (-0.13%) and the ASX (0.25%) closed lower but the Chinese bourses traded in positive territory.&nbs...
Read More20th December 17
Equity markets in the US pulled back yesterday after the markets sold the tax reform news, US Senate Passes GOP Tax Bill By 51-48 Votes, Sending Bill Back To House. In the Asia Pac region t...
Read More19th December 17
US stocks continue to make record highs in anticipation of the tax deal and in the Asia Pac region the ASX (+0.54%) and Shanghai comp. (+0.88%) followed suit but the Nikkei dropped 0.14%. After so...
Read More18th December 17
Asia Pac equities have started the week on a positive footing after positive news from the US on Trump's tax plans. Japan's Nikkei trades higher by 1.63%, while the ASX is 0.70% better off and H...
Read More15th December 17
The week of central banks and Brexit, the central banks are not able to give us any new information at the moment. The ECB, BoE and the Fed all keep plans and stances the same, with the main issue st...
Read More15th December 17
After a busy session the US bourses all closed lower yesterday, Nasdaq (-0.28%), S&P (-0.41%) and Dow (0.31%). In the Asia Pac region it was much of the same, the Shanghai Comp. closed lower by 0...
Read More14th December 17
Over in the US the Nasdaq and the Dow closed higher while the S&P closed just under flat. In the Asia Pac region it's a sea of red with the Nikkei (0.32%), ASX (-0.17%) and Shanghai Comp. (0...
Read More13th December 17
Mixed session yesterday and overnight as the tech heavy Nasdaq (-0.19%) closed lower while the S&P (0.15%) and Dow (0.49%) were both positive. In the Asia Pac region the Nikkei traded l...
Read More12th December 17
All 3 of the major US bourses closed higher yesterday by an average of 0.40%. In the Asia Pac region the only index to have a good session was the ASX which closed higher by 0.25%. The Nikkei closed ...
Read More11th December 17
Asian Pac equities had a good session overnight as the Nikkei (0.61%), ASX (0.07%) and Shanghai Comp. (0.98%) all finished in positive territory. In commodities markets, nat gas is...
Read More8th December 17
So there you have it, a deal has been made! With all the drama of a christmas Eastenders special UK PM may has delivered a suitable deal for Ireland and the Brexit talks can move on the the next phas...
Read More8th December 17
The big 3 in the US closed higher by an average of 0.35% and the Asia Pac bourses followed suit with the Nikkei performing best up 1.41% and the ASX up 0.28%. Remember we may be quiet in the early se...
Read More7th December 17
The Nasdaq was the only US index to close higher yesterday and in Asia the Nikkei (1.54%) and the ASX (0.54%) faired much better with good moves higher. Once again on the balance commodities ...
Read More6th December 17
All 3 of the US indices closed lower yesterday and the Asia Pac region followed suit. The Nikkei was the worst performer down 1.93%, while the ASX closed lower by 0.44%. Commodities once aga...
Read More5th December 17
In the US, the indices traded mixed with the Dow (+0.24%) trading higher and S&P (-0.11%) and Nasdaq (-1.05%) lower. Equity markets in the Asia-Pac region followed suit as the Nikkei traded ...
Read More4th December 17
Equities in the Asia-Pac region didn't have the best session overnight with the ASX down 0.07% and the Nikkei down -0.42%. Chinese equity markets were mixed Shanghai Comp. was the only index low...
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