Online Spread Betting Guide to Speculating on Bumi Shares

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Rallying Mining Sector Boosts FTSE 100 Spread Betting Market

The FTSE 100 bounced higher by 0.5% on Friday after a heavy three day sell off that saw the UK Index lose nearly 4% from Tuesday’s highs. This came as investors were enticed into small bouts of bargain hunting in some of the aggressively sold stock sectors, such as the miners, whilst EU officials agreed [...]

Financial Spread Betting: Optimism Boosts EUR/USD Ahead of Finance Talks

Financial spread betting markets are showing signs of optimism this morning ahead of a key meeting for Eurozone finance ministers in Copenhagen. The number one item for discussion is exactly how they might radically boost the size of firewalls. Overnight economic data from Japan and Australia has been fair to good, also helping the optimistic [...]

FX Spread Betting: Weak Economic Data Weighs on Single Currency

The softer tone in equity markets in recent days has carried on where it left off yesterday, as economic data continues to disappoint, prompting traders to pull money off the table at the end of a significantly positive quarter. Today’s assessment of the outlook for the Euro area big three economy’s didn’t offer much comfort [...]

Financial Spread Betting: Rallying Yen Sees USD/JPY Fall

This morning the so called ‘Bernanke bounce’ continues to unwind with the yen rallying for the second straight day. The USD/JPY is down 0.77%, with the AUD/JPY down 0.71%, fully reversing Wednesday’s rally. The euro on the other hand is showing signs of relative strength with the EUR/USD up 0.21%. The GBP/USD isn’t far behind, [...]

Sterling Forex Spreads Slip Back on Disappointing UK Q4 GDP

This morning’s disappointing revision in Q4 GDP lower makes it all the more important that the Q1 numbers come in showing some semblance of a recovery in the growth picture. It would certainly need Q1 growth of at least 0.4% to keep the economy and spread betting markets moving higher on an annualised basis, after [...]

AUD/JPY FX Spreads Weaken amid Growing Eurozone Debt Fears

This morning markets are continuing the sell-off that started late last night. The initial euphoria coming from Fed Chair Bernanke’s comments that further easing might be needed, has given way to concern that the US economic recovery may be more fragile than first hoped. Traders are also re-assessing plans for a massive extension of the [...]

Spread Betting: RBS Rallies on Investment Interest from Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund

The relatively quiet economic docket coupled with a lack of any real conviction that further QE may be forthcoming has left the broad European market struggling to extend yesterdays gains. Should additional easing occur, it will likely surprise the bond markets which – taken in context against equity markets – have not reacted to the [...]

Weakening US Dollar Prompts Gold Spread Betting Market Rally

This morning, financial spread betting markets are softer as concerns linger over Spain’s finances. Despite talk of a beefed up firewall for distressed countries, little has changed on the ground and perhaps more importantly, the increase to the fire wall is yet to be put into action. The commodity currencies are the biggest movers so [...]

Disappointing European Data Sends EUR/USD Spreads Lower

The Week in Review: Finally economists are in agreement that for the time being, the Eurozone is under control, although close scrutiny is being paid to Spain and Portugal, who say they do not want to branded ‘the new Greece’. Greece though, are by no means out of the water with the Bank of Greece [...]