Global Growth Concerns Push FTSE 100 Spreads to Worst Quarterly Loss in 9 Years

European markets lost ground on Friday as investors sold out of heavyweight banking stocks, forcing the FTSE 100 lower by 2% going into the close, whilst the DAX and CAC both fell over 2%. The banks have seen the focus of the selling today as investors became concerned over a property market correction in China, [...]

Spread Betting Guide to Trading Burberry Shares

Where to Spread Bet on Burberry You can trade on spread betting markets such as Burberry with spread betting companies like: Financial Spreads Spreadex CMC Markets To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet on Burberry [...]

EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Down on Poor German Retail Sales

This morning, the euro has started the day under pressure following weaker than expected French consumer spending and poor German retail sales. The data adds further pressure on officials to actually produce a meaningful rescue plan now that Germany has ratified the decision made in July. The EUR/USD spread betting market is down 0.62% to [...]

Spread Betting Markets Rally as Finland Passes Vote to Expand EFSF

This morning financial markets are rebounding after a late session swoon last night. The evening plunge was sparked by renewed fears of a double dip recession, with commodity currencies feeling the pinch. Those commodity currencies are rallying firmly this morning with the AUD/USD, NZD/USD and AUD/JPY up around 0.70%. The Canadian dollar is lagging though [...]

Shares Spread Betting: Man Group Plunges 20% as Clients Withdraw Funds

European stock markets turned weaker today, putting a halt on a three-day winning streak as investors locked in their gains and re-evaluated what the likely rescue package could look like after a notable difference of views amongst European fiscal leaders and officials. The FTSE 100 fell 0.8% whilst the DAX and CAC both saw losses [...]

Divisions over Greek Bailout Curb Rally in Financial Spread Betting Markets

It has been a mixed morning session in financial spread betting so far following newspaper reports of a division within the Eurozone on the application of the Greek bailout agreed in July. Some are arguing that conditions are now markedly worse than they were at the time that the bailout was agreed, while others believe [...]

Italian Bond Yields Hit 3 Year Highs as EU Leaders Continue Crisis Talks

European spread betting markets have continued their gains as investors cautiously dip their toes back into the water and markets move higher on hopes rather than on expectation, though volumes haven’t exactly been great. European leaders continue to differ about final resolutions but with the troika set to return to Athens and the Greek parliament [...]

Gold Spreads Rally $120 as Eurozone Crisis Plan Rumours Lift Markets

Last night the US S&P 500 managed to close up over 2%, with the S&P 500 futures up another 0.50% this morning. Markets seem to be buying the rumour right now because, with regards to Europe, that’s all we have to go off right now. No concrete plan has been announced yet with mixed messages [...]

Indices Spread Betting: Fed Intervenes as Stocks Lose 20% in 4 Months

The Spread Betting Markets – Last Week: A new bear market has begun as the MSCI All-Country World index showed stocks lost more than 20% since May 2. Spanning developed and emerging markets, it seems that downside risks have spooked investors into taking cash off the table even at significant losses. The US Federal Reserve [...]

EUR/JPY Spread Betting Market Hits 10 Year Low as Eurozone Crisis Talks Continue

After a weekend of frantic government negotiations, there was talk of a three pronged attack to tackle the Greek/European crisis. Unfortunately nothing concrete has actually been determined with Greece still stating it will not default on its debts. There is also still confusion on whether previous measures passed in July still need to be ratified. [...]