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Riviera Comedy
I have just returned from a week of gigs on the French Riviera. Monaco, Cannes, Antibes and Nice with Andy White, Roger Monkhouse and, son, Stanley. What fun. If you live in the South Of France I recommend these gigs, run by the lovely Olly and Amy, and booked by...
Couple Of Remarks
My son, Samuel, who is 9, was trying to persuade me the other day to buy him a pair of trainers. 'They're only nine pounds,' he said. 'For both'. Then about a day later he was trying to persuade me to buy him some lego from Argos. He explained that something cost £35....
How Much Further Can US Dollar Fall?
Latest for Moneyweek ... The fall in the US dollar over the past two months has been simply breathtaking. The US Dollar Index measures the dollar against a basket of foreign currencies: the euro, the pound, the Canadian dollar, the Swiss franc, the Japanese yen and...
New Article; New Podcast
My latest for Moneyweek on summer opportunities in gold And Larry Pesavento is back with a quick update on his call for an August rout in the stockmarkets in Frisby's Bulls and Bears. Larry MP3 Play/Download
Latest Moneyweek Articles and Podcast
Here they are: The Best Looking Currency Trade You Can Make Today Commodities Are Only Half-Way Through Their Bullmarket Will Economic Austerity Kill Gold's Bull Market And the latest Frisby's Bulls and Bears with Larry Pesavento, Beware August 10-12 . MP3 link
Death Crosses Everywhere …
"Watch out for the 'death cross'" ran the title of Saturday's Money Morning round up. But what is a death cross? What does it indicate? And just how reliable is it? These are pretty pertinent questions. We have death crosses forming across global markets – confirmed...
Why 1040 is so important
The Pound And The Tories
My latest for Moneyweek : The pound seemed to like George Osborne's emergency Budget. On Tuesday morning it was standing at $1.47. By mid-afternoon yesterday, it was above $1.49. But the fact is, the pound has been rallying since mid-May, when news started to leak...
Three reasons why gold may be due a correction
My latest for Moneyweek: After moving above $1,260 an ounce on Friday afternoon, gold closed the week at $1,256. It's a new record. And it's no surprise. Governments and central banks have between them created an environment of negative real rates. For example, retail...
Three New Moneyweek Articles
More on gold vs houses Where I see the currency markets going and June looking nasty for shares