European Indices Spread Betting Markets Ignore Greek Talks to Push Higher

European markets have pushed higher today, shrugging off concerns about the lack of a deal on the Greece debt swap negotiations choosing instead to focus on the fact that there was a consensus of sorts with respect to the fiscal compact. Many tribulations are likely to lie ahead but for now while negotiations continue in [...]

Gold Spread Betting Markets Rally Inline With Strengthening Yen

This morning traders are taking heart from the relatively peaceful European summit with legally binding agreements over national budgets. Benefit of the doubt is also being given to Greece as its PM provided strong hints that a debt deal is imminent. This no doubt provides much frustration to the army of hedge fund managers who [...]

Gold Spread Betting: Gold Rallies on QE Tip from US Federal Reserve

Last Week in Review: As January comes to an end, stock prices continued to gain with the Dow Jones pushing towards a three and a half year high. European shares rose on Thursday, halting two days of losses as bond auctions took a back seat with the US Federal Reserve announcement that interest rates would [...]

Forex Spread Betting: AUD/USD Falls as Fitch Downgrades Four Australian Banks

This morning, the Australian dollar is being hit hard after ratings agency Fitch placed four of its banks on credit watch negative. The AUD/USD is down 0.91% with the AUD/JPY off by a similar margin. The NZD/USD is not far behind at -0.77%. Away from the Antipodean currencies, the euro is the biggest faller as [...]

Financial Spread Betting Guide to Trading Research in Motion Shares

Where to Spread Bet on Research in Motion You can trade on spread betting markets such as Research in Motion with spread betting companies like: FinancialSpreads Spreadex CityIndex 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 [...]

Financial Spread Betting Guide to Trading African Barrick Gold Shares

Where to Spread Bet on African Barrick Gold You can trade on spread betting markets such as African Barrick Gold with spread betting companies like: IG Index GFT CMCMarkets To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet [...]

FTSE 100 Spread Betting Market Falls as Investors Take Profits on Strong Mining Stock Performance

European Indices are trading mixed today, with the German DAX gaining small ground whilst the FTSE 100 and French CAC fell slightly with investors enticed into locking in early gains in mining stocks after a stellar performance in this sector yesterday. We have seen a bit of a slow start to trading today, with many [...]

USD/JPY Spread Betting: Rallying Yen Adds Pressure onto US Dollar

This morning, the yen is continuing its snap rebound after a sharp slump at the beginning of the week. The USD/JPY is heading back towards the 77.00 region after pushing above 78.00 just two days ago. Other yen pairs are following suit with the EUR/JPY the weakest of the bunch, down 0.56% this morning. The [...]

Forex Spread Betting: Commodity Currencies Rally as US Dollar Weakens on QE Rumours

Markets were on the back foot yesterday until the US Fed’s announcement that rates would stay low until 2014, with plans for a third round of quantitative easing. Stocks immediately rallied with the dollar plunging well into the close last night. The impact is still being felt with the dollar under pressure again this morning, [...]

FTSE 100 Spread Betting Market Rallies 50 Points on US Interest Rates Comment

European stocks received a boost after the Federal Reserve struck an overly dovish tone last night and pledged to keep US interest rates at exceptionally low levels through to late 2014 at least, compared to a previous guidance of mid 2013. The dovish tone and highly accommodative stance taken by the Fed, which hints at [...]