Editor's Picks
FX round-up: Bernanke´s comments weaken the Greenback
Friday 31 Aug 2012
Although the initial reaction by many to Fed Chairman Ben S.Bernanke´s speech at Jackson Hole was that no clear signal of further quantitative easing had been forthcoming, markets soon reached exactly the opposite conclusion.
Computacenter on track to meet revised targets
Friday 31 Aug 2012
Information technology solutions provider Computacenter said additional start-up costs in the first half of the year meant profits were down slightly year-on-year.
Friday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, Xstrata, China
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Households are running out of ways to avoid being stung by higher energy bills this winter after one of the UK’s big suppliers ended its fixed deal. EDF Energy is withdrawing its dual electricity and gas tariff, which is guaranteed to be maintained until April 2014, after a last-minute stampede. A rival supplier, Scottish and Southern Energy, unexpectedly announced last week that it would raise
RBS close to exit from government insurance scheme
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
The Royal Bank of Scotland is on the verge of making a symbolic departure from an 'essentially worthless' government insurance scheme, The Times has said.
US pre-open: Futures down as investors look for a 'Bernanke boost'
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Stock futures were pointing to a weak start on Wall Street on Thursday as equities tracked their Eurozone counterparts lower with investors cautious ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium which starts today.
London midday: Miners unwanted ahead of Jackson Hole meeting
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Jackson Hole speculation ramps up; global economic data disappoints; Evraz, Kazakhmys and the miners provide a drag in London.
Jackson Hole Fed preview: Expectations grate
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Fed at Jackson Hole: When the “unexpected” is exactly what’s expected.
Commodities: Gold finishes lower for third day in a row
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Gold declined for its third consecutive fall as concern mounts ahead of the speech by Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman, in Jackson Hole on Friday, specifically over what he will say about further stimulus action.
Cape cheers investors with revenue growth and stable divi
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Shares in Cape leapt over 20 per cent on Thursday morning after the firm delivered revenue growth of 9.8 per cent and maintained its dividend payment at 4.5p for the first half of 2012.
Broker snap: Little value left in JJB, says Charles Stanley
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Charles Stanley reckons that troubled sports retailer JJB Sports will likely follow in the path of High Street shop Blacks Leisure.
London open: Markets look to central banks for a boost
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
All eyes on Jackson Hole; Draghi expected to announce something 'big' next week; miners lower as Footsie experiences third day in the red.
WPP trims full-year revenue forecast
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Global advertising conglomerate WPP saw like-for-like (LFL) revenue growth slow in July and is set to achieve a full-year LFL increase some way short of the figure for which it had budgeted.
Thursday tips round-up: Serco and Ophir Energy
Thursday 30 Aug 2012
The Questor column in The Telegraph may have labelled outsourcing group Serco a 'hold', but has highlighted that while yesterday's first-half numbers were mixed, the underlying message was generally positive for the medium term.
FX round-up: Dollar rises against euro on ECB speculation
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
The dollar rose against the euro on Thursday as concerns over the Eurozone resurfaced amid speculaion of what action the European Central Bank will take following its meeting next week.
US second-quarter GDP revised higher
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
The US economy grew by an annual rate of 1.7 per cent in the second quarter, up from its preliminary estimate of 1.5 per cent, in line with estimates.
Sector movers: SSE lights up electricity stocks after broker upgrade
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
Gains for heavyweight utilities group SSE meant that the electricity sector was the best performing category on Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Disunity, Barclays, Mexico
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
The Government should push through the full separation of investment and retail banking businesses in light of the interest swaps mis-selling scandal, according to one of Britain’s largest investor trade bodies. In evidence to Parliament’s Committee on Banking Standards, the Investment Management Association said the mis-selling of interest-rate swaps meant the Government “should now review its
London midday: Markets look to Jackson Hole for boost
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
Greece agrees on budget plan; Spain a concern as Catalonia in need of aid; Markets look ahead to Jackson Hole meeting.
JJB Sports on the block after funding talks fail
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
Struggling sportswear chain JJB Sports has put itself up for sale after it failed to raise the funds it needed to attempt a turnaround of the business.
Broker snap: G4S's reputational rehab could take a while, says Jefferies
Wednesday 29 Aug 2012
Jefferies has reduced its target price for security group G4S from 285p to 275p and maintained its 'hold' rating, saying that reputational repair following the Olympics contract issues could take some time.
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