Perhaps after all the pundits’ gloomy New Year predictions it was inevitable that the FTSE 100 would come roaring out of the stocks on its first day’s trading in 2012. Rising by 2.3pc on Tuesday, it regained almost half the ground it lost in the previous 12 months during a single session. While such short-term [...]
Why 2012 will be a ‘make or break’ year for savers and investors
After a dismal decade of falling share prices and rising inflation, 2012 will be a ‘make or break’ year for millions of savers and investors. Fear has replaced greed as the dominant emotion in global stock markets and there are signs that many individual shareholders are about to ‘throw in the towel’ – or have [...]
Santa Fear replaces stock market Christmas rally as investors sell across all sectors
Santa Fear has replaced the traditional stock market Christmas rally as individual investors are now selling more shares than they buy across all sectors for the first time since the credit crisis began, according to Britain’s biggest share registrars. After adding £3.5bn to net investments in equities over the previous year and a quarter, individual [...]
Investors should follow the Munster family to profit from the credit crisis
Investors should be like the Munster family. Just as the latter only went to the beach when it was raining, the former can take perverse pleasure in more bad news about the economy – such as the official announcement that Britain has entered a second credit crisis. Why? Because stock markets are in business to [...]
Individual investors lose £35bn but continue to buy shares: brave or bonkers?
Stock market shocks have knocked £35bn off the value of individual investors’ shareholdings since May, according to Capita Registrars, but they are still buying equities long after institutional investors switched into the apparent security of bonds. Britain’s biggest shareholders’ roll administrator reckons that individuals invested a total of £1.3bn more in the market than they [...]
Investors head for havens in debt storm
Gold burst through $1,600 for the first time as the eurozone’s escalating debt crisis sent fear through financial markets View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Rank investors finally accept Guoco offer
The gaming group is to remain listed after 74.5% of investors accept the 150p-a-share offer from the Hong Kong-based investment company View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Murdoch investors take fright
The News Corp chairman has described alleged phone-hacking at one of his British tabloid newspapers as ‘deplorable and unacceptable’ View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Investors shaken by the fear factor
In a week dominated by investors’ worry about Greece, pessimism takes hold and risk appetite plummets – but trading on sentiment is problematic View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage