Press Releases from Regent Markets (IOM) Limited (15 total)
Will the Stocks Bear Market Continue to Reign?
There were genuine signs of emerging optimism in stock markets last week. Confidence has been largely absent so far in 2009, with every attempted rally squashed before it really had chance to get going. There is a growing sense that this time round things are different, and this belief will only grow further, if markets can survive the next week or so without dropping too far below last Thursday’s low.…
Still trapped in financial mess
Considering the dead weight financial sector, stock markets could have fallen a lot further than they eventually did over the course of last week. However, there's no getting away from the mess that financial shares are in. Just over two years ago today, the RBS share price hit an all time high of £7.24. Last weeks low of just 10p highlights the markets underlying concern that the financial cancer has…
Credit Crunch Springs Back into Action
After taking some time off between Christmas and New Year, the credit crunch was well and truly back in action last week. Fears over further banking problems and sovereign debt downgrades for the likes of Ireland and Greece surfaced last month, but until now, these fears have merely been simmering in the background. Last week, the heat was once again turned up, and major fault lines are once again…
Markets suffer their worst run for generations
The final week of 2008 passed with many markets recording their worst annual performance for generations. Equities finished above their lows, but still finished down by at least 30%. The S&P 500 closed 2008 down 38%, while the Nikkei closed down over 40%. The ‘lost decade’ rolls on ever more for the Japanese stock market. Perhaps the most remarkable performance came from commodities; at one stage, oil and copper were…
Automaker Bailout Fails, Stock Market Short Lived Optimism Evaporates
After an opening surge on Monday, markets had a mixed time of it for the remainder of the week. President elect Barack Obama’s announcement of a huge public works program helped virtually every market rally against the main trends of the last few weeks. Equities and commodities were higher, while the dollar, bonds, and CDS levels all eased. Unfortunately the optimism didn’t last, with the refusal of congress to ratify…
Stock Market Santa Rally Could Correct this Week
Markets pulled their socks up last week, with global equities putting some distance between the November lows and Friday’s close. The FTSE 100 enjoyed a 13% weekly gain, while the Dow, S&P500 and Nasdaq are up 17.1%, 19.9% and 18.3% from the November lows respectively. The week started well with traders liking what they saw in the massive bailout of Citi group. The US government effectively moved to guarantee $306bn…
British Pound Slides Deeper Against US Dollar
It was a good week for European equity markets with the FTSE100 finishing the week at 5636, its highest level for nearly two months. US markets didn’t have such a good time of it, with the Dow Jones and S&P500 finishing largely flat on the week and the Nasdaq closing well down after a sell off on Friday. There was better news for the Greenback though, as the Pound fell…
Pound Made Record Lows as Fear of Recession Increased
It was a good week for European equity markets with the FTSE100 finishing the week at 5636, its highest level for nearly two months. US markets didn’t have such a good time of it, with the Dow Jones and S&P500 finishing largely flat on the week and the Nasdaq closing well down after a sell off on Friday. There was better news for the Greenback though, as the Pound fell…
British Pound Crashes on Dovish BOE Inflation Report
The FTSE finished the week down slightly, but the real loser last week was UK PLC. The pound crashed as various factors come to a head. Up until July, the US Dollar was the currency the world loved to hate, last week it was sterling’s turn to be punished. The Bank Of England inflation report was more dovish than expected, opening the doors to possible interest rate cuts before the…
UK to follow the US?
US stocks have received a slight boost as oil prices retreat and new home sales unexpectedly rose on a month on month basis. However, we shouldn’t really read too much into this, as there is a margin for error in these figures and new home sales in the US are still down 42% year on year. In addition, the Case-Schiller benchmark house price index is now showing a record decline…
BetOnMarkets Weekly Predictions: Euro to weaken further against the US Dollar
The past week had the potential to be explosive. Central bank meetings in the UK and Europe had traders licking their lips with anticipation for the possible outcomes of the meetings and the potential volatility they could bring. Sadly for volatility lovers, the week came and went with little significant turbulence. The FTSE ended the week up almost 150 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was not so lucky, losing…
The hush before the storm?
Following the previous week’s heavy buying, global markets again finished the week positively. However, gains were limited to around half a percent for the week with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 rising the most. With many cross winds in the form of bank rite downs, and some positive earnings surprises from the US, it was hard for markets to make significant progress in either direction. Volatility continued in the…
Best Fixed-Odds Financial Provider
29th November, 2007. BetOnMarkets.com is pleased to announce being voted the 'Best Fixed Odds Financial Trading Provider' at this year's 2007 Shares Awards. Jean-Yves Sireau, chief executive of BetOnMarkets.com said, 'We are proud to gain this well respected, official recognition in the United Kingdom, for our excellent online trading services'
The award recognises BetOnMarkets.coms' online services for both the novice and the expert trader, which include UK and international traders worldwide.…
Combating Credit Cracks to Save Country From Recession Threat
The Federal Reserve were busy this week, first cutting interest rates by .25% on Tuesday, and then proceeding to announce a novel approach to injecting money into the banking system, as it struggles to combat the severe credit crunch that threatens to drag the country into recession.
The Fed said it would conduct two auctions next week where banks can bid for up to $40 billion in loans, money to be…
Are we revisiting the past?
Last week the 20 year anniversary of the 1987 crash passed with a significantly negative close for all major stock markets.
A sell off, but it was some way off being a repeat of that day 20 years ago that wiped off 12.2% of the value of British shares in one trading session. It is interesting to note that neither the 1987 or 1929 crashes led to a recession and the…
