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The Traders Thread - Monday 31st March (TRAD)
Greystone
- 30 Mar 2008 12:47
Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 03:17
- 5 of 42
Morning all. Friday's market reports:
Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
The Independent
The Guardian
This is Money
Saturday
Fears were mounting that Britain may be slipping towards recession much faster than anticipated, as a string of new data painted a bleak picture of the state of the UK economy.
Consumer confidence falls to 15-year low
House prices fell by 0.6pc in March, the fifth consecutive monthly fall, as Britain's biggest mortgage lender Nationwide downgraded its forecasts for 2008.
UK house prices drop for fifth straight month
The rate at which families are saving has slumped to a 48-year low, fuelling fears about people's ability to cushion themselves against the deeper economic downturn.
Savings rate squeezed to 48-year low
THE controversial share market practice of "stock lending" has spectacularly imploded, with the $1billion-plus collapse of a stockbroking firm, threatening millions of dollars worth of Australian retirees' superannuation savings. ANZ and investment bank Merrill Lynch, which lent $1billion to Opes, yesterday began dumping shares held by Opes on customers' behalf as they sought to recoup their loans.
Retirees at risk after $1bn crash
Sunday
THE US government will tomorrow unveil a radical overhaul of financial regulation that would give the Federal Reserve greater powers to oversee market stability.
Shake-up gives Fed a boost
The severity of the financial crisis has at last shaken the Bank of England out of its complacency to prepare the biggest reappraisal of its role and purpose in living memory
Mervyn King ready to rock Bank of England's foundations
The bank will admit in its annual report due out tomorrow that its structured investment vehicles (SIVs) are now so toxic it has had to nearly double an initial writedown taken in December of 118m on investments of 319m.
Toxic debt lifts Northern Rock's charge
The credit crunch is exposing the masters of the universe as mere mortals after all, reports Louise Armitstead.
Hedge fund legends hit by financial crisis
The exodus of lenders from the mortgage market shows no sign of letting up, with another 240 fixed and variable rate mortgage products withdrawn last week taking the total number available to 5,485 according to financial analysts Moneyfacts.
'Vicious cycle' for borrowers as more mortgages are withdrawn
The tiny nation, with a population of just over 300,000, used to trust in cod to ensure its economic well-being, but in the past decade it has become a laboratory for highly leveraged growth in financial services and debt-fuelled takeover sprees. The experiment went well at first, but the credit crunch has raised fears over the banking system, sending the currency down more than 20 per cent against the euro since the start of this year and forcing an emergency interest rate rise to 15 per cent.
Chilling parallels to be found in Iceland
Monday
The US Federal Reserve is examining the Nordic bank nationalisations of the 1990s as a possible interim solution to the US financial crisis.
Fed eyes Nordic-style nationalisation of US banks
The worlds big banks are to face stronger demands from finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies to declare the full scale of their exposure to losses from the US housing market slump and the global credit crunch.
G7 to press big banks to reveal extent of credit crunch losses
Lehman Brothers may have been defrauded out of more than $350 million (175.8 million) in an alleged Japan-based scam of epic proportions and sophistication. Tokyo-based investigators said that the alleged confidence trick, which involved meetings at the headquarters of one of Japans most famous corporate names, could have been pulled on many more Japanese and Wall Street investment houses.
Lehman Brothers file criminal complaint after $350m scam
With petrol racing to a record of 1.10 a litre and the price of a pint nudging 4, consumers could be forgiven for harking back to the days when flares were in fashion and the hostess trolley was a must-have. However, a new survey shows that as far as the cost of everyday household goods on the high street are concerned, shoppers have never had it so good.
Cost of household goods falls by nearly 50 percent since 1970s
The Financial Services Authority is thought to be preparing to reopen the debate on the disclosure of positions accumulated on the stock market but not held through direct share ownership.
City watchdog ready to reopen debate on CFDs
Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
The Independent
The Guardian
This is Money
Saturday
Fears were mounting that Britain may be slipping towards recession much faster than anticipated, as a string of new data painted a bleak picture of the state of the UK economy.
Consumer confidence falls to 15-year low
House prices fell by 0.6pc in March, the fifth consecutive monthly fall, as Britain's biggest mortgage lender Nationwide downgraded its forecasts for 2008.
UK house prices drop for fifth straight month
The rate at which families are saving has slumped to a 48-year low, fuelling fears about people's ability to cushion themselves against the deeper economic downturn.
Savings rate squeezed to 48-year low
THE controversial share market practice of "stock lending" has spectacularly imploded, with the $1billion-plus collapse of a stockbroking firm, threatening millions of dollars worth of Australian retirees' superannuation savings. ANZ and investment bank Merrill Lynch, which lent $1billion to Opes, yesterday began dumping shares held by Opes on customers' behalf as they sought to recoup their loans.
Retirees at risk after $1bn crash
Sunday
THE US government will tomorrow unveil a radical overhaul of financial regulation that would give the Federal Reserve greater powers to oversee market stability.
Shake-up gives Fed a boost
The severity of the financial crisis has at last shaken the Bank of England out of its complacency to prepare the biggest reappraisal of its role and purpose in living memory
Mervyn King ready to rock Bank of England's foundations
The bank will admit in its annual report due out tomorrow that its structured investment vehicles (SIVs) are now so toxic it has had to nearly double an initial writedown taken in December of 118m on investments of 319m.
Toxic debt lifts Northern Rock's charge
The credit crunch is exposing the masters of the universe as mere mortals after all, reports Louise Armitstead.
Hedge fund legends hit by financial crisis
The exodus of lenders from the mortgage market shows no sign of letting up, with another 240 fixed and variable rate mortgage products withdrawn last week taking the total number available to 5,485 according to financial analysts Moneyfacts.
'Vicious cycle' for borrowers as more mortgages are withdrawn
The tiny nation, with a population of just over 300,000, used to trust in cod to ensure its economic well-being, but in the past decade it has become a laboratory for highly leveraged growth in financial services and debt-fuelled takeover sprees. The experiment went well at first, but the credit crunch has raised fears over the banking system, sending the currency down more than 20 per cent against the euro since the start of this year and forcing an emergency interest rate rise to 15 per cent.
Chilling parallels to be found in Iceland
Monday
The US Federal Reserve is examining the Nordic bank nationalisations of the 1990s as a possible interim solution to the US financial crisis.
Fed eyes Nordic-style nationalisation of US banks
The worlds big banks are to face stronger demands from finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies to declare the full scale of their exposure to losses from the US housing market slump and the global credit crunch.
G7 to press big banks to reveal extent of credit crunch losses
Lehman Brothers may have been defrauded out of more than $350 million (175.8 million) in an alleged Japan-based scam of epic proportions and sophistication. Tokyo-based investigators said that the alleged confidence trick, which involved meetings at the headquarters of one of Japans most famous corporate names, could have been pulled on many more Japanese and Wall Street investment houses.
Lehman Brothers file criminal complaint after $350m scam
With petrol racing to a record of 1.10 a litre and the price of a pint nudging 4, consumers could be forgiven for harking back to the days when flares were in fashion and the hostess trolley was a must-have. However, a new survey shows that as far as the cost of everyday household goods on the high street are concerned, shoppers have never had it so good.
Cost of household goods falls by nearly 50 percent since 1970s
The Financial Services Authority is thought to be preparing to reopen the debate on the disclosure of positions accumulated on the stock market but not held through direct share ownership.
City watchdog ready to reopen debate on CFDs
Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 03:20
- 6 of 42
| NIKKEI 225 | AUSTRALIA ASX200 | SHANGHAI | HANG SENG |
Greystone
- 31 Mar 2008 06:35
- 7 of 42
Good morning traders!
In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently trading 344.67 points lower at 12,475.8,
while the Hang Seng ended the morning down 445.82 points at 22,840.13.
New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May, tumbled
$1.14 to $104.48 per barrel.
Happy trading!
G.
In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently trading 344.67 points lower at 12,475.8,
while the Hang Seng ended the morning down 445.82 points at 22,840.13.
New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May, tumbled
$1.14 to $104.48 per barrel.
Happy trading!
G.
Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 07:55
- 8 of 42
BROKERWATCH Xstrata and Antofagasta upgraded at SG SecuritiesBROKERWATCH Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ENI SpA upgraded by SG SecuritiesBROKERWATCH Vodafone double-downgraded, BT upped in Morgan Stanley telecoms noteBROKERWATCH ITV downgraded to 'sell' from 'neutral' at UBS, target 60p from 70pBROKERWATCH British Airways PLC downgraded to 'sell' from 'buy' at Goldman SachsAustralian shares close slightly higher after volatile session - UPDATE
Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 08:03
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 08:08
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 08:13
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 08:28
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 09:00
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 09:51
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 10:16
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 10:22
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Kyoto
- 31 Mar 2008 11:02
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