Four Vs of big data – image ShutterstockOne of the themes of this year’s main European IT exhibition, CeBIT, was Big Data. In fact, it’s one of the core themes of most events I’ve been attending the last months. Big Data is everywhere: marketing, analytics, information management, healthcare, the list goes on. And despite discussions and debates in the area […]
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the financial markets, the world economy, the eurozone and business.Markets took the news that US interest rates could rises sooner than expected in their stride yesterday. New Fed chief Janet Yellen caught markets on the hop when she indicated that the first hike could come as early as March 2015. But […]
Benchmarks rose on Monday after Crimea’s vote to join Russia was conducted peacefully. The S&P 500 moved above the key technical level of 1,850. The Dow rose for the first time in five sessions and all its 30 components finished in the green. Investors focused on encouraging domestic economic numbers; eventually helping markets return to positive territory.For a look […]
Russia’s stock market is one of the cheapest in the world. As the conflict with Ukraine drags on — or escalates — it will only get cheaper.This isn’t a temporary correction or a short-term aberration. Russian shares will continue to be volatile, and nimble traders could do quite well if they take advantage of that. But to the detriment of […]
Stock Market Uncertainty Following Recent DeclineStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 17, 2014 – 12:55 PM GMTBy: Paul_Rejczak
Our intraday outlook is now neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutral
Short-term (next 1-2 weeks) outlook: neutral
Medium-term (next 1-3 months) outlook: neutral
Long-term outlook (next year): bullishThe main […]
Vladimir Putin’s decision to try to seize Crimea from Ukraine may make nationalists happy, but investors — Russian or otherwise — are getting clobbered. Russian stocks have been in a tailspin since mid-February with the Micex — the benchmark index of the Moscow Stock Exchange — falling nearly 17% since then. It was off nearly 2% on Thursday after opening […]
China showed its first trade deficit in the past two years in February, and one of the few deficits since the country began tracking the data. Exports showed an alarming 18.1% year-over-year decline and 45% drop from the prior month. The drop was due to a significant weakening in steel goods shipped to developed economies such as the US and […]
Stock Markets Short-Term Uncertainty As Indexes Fluctuate Near Record HighsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 10, 2014 – 02:33 PM GMTBy: Paul_Rejczak
Our intraday outlook is neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutral
Short-term (next 1-2 weeks) outlook: neutral
Medium-term (next 1-3 months) outlook: neutral
Long-term outlook (next year): bullish […]
Benchmarks ended Friday’s trading session on a mixed note. The S&P 500 and Dow gained modestly on the back of better-than-expected nonfarm payroll data. These marginal gains were strong enough for the S&P 500 to hit another record high for the second consecutive day. Investors were also kept on the edge by recent developments in the Crimea region; leading to […]
Benchmarks ended Thursday’s trading session on a mixed note. The S&P 500 and Dow ended in the green after the Central Bank of United Kingdom and the European Central Bank kept key lending rates unchanged. Investors also focused on a drop in initial claims. The slight gains helped S&P 500 to move up to another record high; the 50th instance […]
