Difficult to measure, easy to see.
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Understanding fear is a useful tool for any investor.
Looking behind the headline numbers.
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There are plenty of reasons to reject the consensus that Brexit will be costly to the UK economy.
Bloodbath.
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A plummeting pound, bonds at an all time low, stocks and commodities in freefall. The UK just spooked the world.
US stock markets are fragmenting, but it will take time for serious innovation to take hold.
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Younger firms are voicing their support for a new type of long-term stock exchange, seeking investors in it for the long-haul.
The unicorn bubble could be about to pop.
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Behind the sky-high valuations of tech startups with no profit lies a structural problem supporting them.
The negative sentiment surrounding the stock market is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Behavioural economics can explain why stock markets have been so closely following the price of oil.
Facing a sea of red.
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Global stocks have been turbulent all year thanks to jitters about China. But what’s really going on here?
We never learn.
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Investors are encouraged to make bad financial decisions from the way that saving products are marketed. New research shows that fixing this is a can of ugly worms.
Gold: not the safe haven it was once considered to be.
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The best answer for dealing with a volatile market is to do nothing.
‘Heave away boys …’
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With the economic dashboard flashing red, here’s the route to safety.
The only sure thing for 2016 is volatility.
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January returns are not a magic bullet that can be used to forecast stock market performance.
Heavy discounting by retailer Dick Smith was not enough to turn the company’s fortunes around.
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As creditors consider the fallout from the demise of Dick Smith, the private equity firm that floated it has already counted its profits.
Closed for business.
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The Shanghai composite index is proving to be one of the most volatile markets in the world and government regulation is having some unforeseen effects.
The all-seeing @
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The £1m alleged fraud case of James Alan Craig is a salutary warning of the financial power of social media. Here’s what we know so far.
George Osborne and Jim O'Neil, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and a former Goldman Sachs investment chief, enjoy a contract signing in Beijing earlier this year.
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An often ignored political role devised in 1571 tells you all you need to know about who will benefit as new power plants are built.
Australian investors benefit from the country’s tax approach to dividends.
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Before we consider scrapping dividend imputation it’s essential we consider the alternatives.
Glencore is likely to face some tough questions from analysts at its next market update.
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Did one negative analyst note on mining giant Glencore really wipe billions off the markets?
It may take a magic wand from the RBA (or the Turnbull government) for Australia to escape a recession.
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Volatility is not going away any time soon, and if the US Fed decision plays the wrong way on the Australian dollar, our central bank could soon be back in the jawboning business.
Get used to it…
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Yes, we’re in a ‘new normal’, so the best thing to do is improve understanding of high-frequency trading.
The sour face means the Fed must be about to raise rates.
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Whenever speculation grew louder that the Federal Reserve would lift its target interest rate this year, stocks took a dive. Here’s why.