Hunting sterling's floor There are no prizes for guessing the subject of this week's foreign exchange column. Last Thursday's (23 Jun) vote to leave the European Union saw levels of volatility that were unprecedented in living memory.For a quick comparison,... 30 June 2016
Focus on FTSE As the old Chinese proverb/curse goes: 'may you live in interesting times'. Well following last week's EU referendum, UK investors certainly are. The shock vote to leave saw volatility across a whole host of markets and some... 30 June 2016
All eyes on pension tax relief As the UK slowly begins to emerge from the chaos of last week's shock EU referendum result, it's worth remembering a potentially colossal reform that still sits in the Treasury's 'to do' pile. This is pension tax relief.At the... 30 June 2016
Post-Brexit opportunities Today (23 Jun) the UK votes on whether to remain a member of the European Union. There has been plenty of market volatility in the run-up to the vote: on Monday 20 June the FTSE 100 jumped more than 2% at the open and that's after... 23 June 2016
Golden rules for forex You do not need me to tell you just how popular the foreign exchange market has become among retail traders and investors over the past decade. Once the preserve of financial institutions, this gigantic global market is now... 23 June 2016
The Best & Worst Performers: FTSE 350, Global Market, Commodities, Forex, Sovereign Yields (Click on tables to enlarge) 23 June 2016