BHP Billiton ups guidance on strong iron performance October 22, 2013 The world's largest miner BHP Billiton has announced 11 per cent production growth in the third quarter ending 30 September, raising its 2014 financial year guidance to 212m tonnes for Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO). Iron ore production rose by 23 per cent in the quarter to September to 49m tonnes. (Release) BHP Billiton chief executive officer, [...]
What you need to know before the open – 22/10 October 22, 2013 US markets remained almost unchanged from last week yesterday, with September employment data being released later today. The expectation is that this'll mean a fairly understated open for European markets. ASIA/PACIFIC STOCKS: Nikkei 225 +0.13% (close), Hang Seng -0.39% , ASX 200 +0.40% (close), Shanghai Comp -0.71% — DailyFXTeamMember (@DailyFXTeam) October 22, 2013 ETX Capital [...]
Innovation Diary: British entrepreneurs aren’t lazy – but life could be getting easier for part-time small businesses October 22, 2013 NEW RESEARCH from Hiscox, the insurer, has turned some heads. Its fifth annual study into the entrepreneurial DNA has found that UK small business owners work an average of only 37.6 hours a week – down from 38.5 in 2012. Based on a relatively small sample of 3,000 business owners across six countries, the UK [...]
Corporatism, rigged markets and a new ideological showdown October 22, 2013 FORGET the old politics of left versus right. Britain faces a choice between three philosophies – capitalism, corporatism and social democracy – with adherents scattered across all political parties, as the nuclear energy fiasco has demonstrated yet again. Capitalism involves a genuinely private sector that competes for customers: if companies make a profit, they expand, [...]
Fed QE taper fears on hold for now October 21, 2013 But a subsequent rally in global equities may be short-lived given the lingering uncertainties Global equities traded close to five-year highs yesterday, in part buoyed by expectations of a delay to the Federal Reserve’s tapering of its quantitative easing (QE) programme. The MSCI world index rose 0.7 per cent before dropping slightly, and the FTSE [...]
CNBC Comment: Euro banks await critical stress tests October 21, 2013 EUROPE’S banks are facing one of their most difficult periods since the credit crisis began. Tomorrow the European Central Bank (ECB), is expected to outline the criteria for its Asset Quality Review (AQR). This is the highly-anticipated stress test of banks’ balance sheets, and will be the first time the ECB outlines just how stringent [...]
DailyFX: Analyst picks October 21, 2013 CURRENCY STRATEGIST CHRIS VECCHIO My pick: Short dollar-yen, long Aussie-yen Expertise: Fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: A few hours to a few weeks My dollar-yen short remains viable, despite cooling US fiscal tensions, as the Fed is unlikely to taper in October. US yields should remain under pressure (if not capped). [...]
Logistics firm Charles Gee goes into administration following Hinkley Point nuclear announcement October 21, 2013 Haulage and shipping group Charles Gee has been forced into administration, after saying it was waiting on Hinkley contracts before making a decision on its future. Express and Star reports that a spokesman for the administrators, FRP Advisory, said: "They have been waiting on Hinkley. That would have been a big source of work and [...]
US existing home sales dip in September October 21, 2013 The number of completed transactions on home sales in the US has fallen 1.9 per cent, with existing home sales index coming in at 5.29m, with prices rising at their slowest pace for five months. The reading follows expectations of 5.30m (revised from 5.37m) and after August's near four-year high of 5.39m (revised from 5.48m). [...]
How Goldman’s cafeteria economics helps cut lunchtime queues short October 21, 2013 Tired of wasting your break waiting in line for food? Many of us in the UK are trying to spend less time queueing at lunch, with the average worker taking just 29 minutes before returning to work according to a OnePoll study. As you might expect, the smart guys at top investment bank Goldman Sachs [...]