08:35am ~  I am around the house all day today, so I will report back later if I have any trading related stories. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spooked the global markets last night during her first press conference after taking charge, by saying under pressure of insistent questioning that the Quantative Easing Programme  could [...]

08:25am  ~  I shall be back home at lunchtime after a nice few days up here in London, so there may be some trading later on. There was a surprising rally in the markets yesterday after President Putin promised he was not going to split Ukraine, although there is little proof of his intentions as [...]

09:00am  ~  It’s a subdued start for me after a very late evening – there’s not going to be much trading for me today as we are off to a few museums later this morning. Traders yesterday took developments in Ukraine where a referendum paved the way for Russia to annex Crimea as a sign [...]

07:45am  ~  I am in the study early this morning as I want to get some admin/emails/Skype calls done before 11am as we’re off to London for a few days. The European/U.S. markets are going to be on tenterhooks as they open for a new week following the Ukrainian vote yesterday. As everyone thought, there was [...]

08:15am  ~  It’s going to be a day away from the markets, I am playing tennis this morning and then helping a friend with boat repairs later in the day. Traders staged some profit-taking yesterday as US equities plunged sharply on increased evidence the Chinese economy might face structural weaknesses rather than cyclical ones. In particular, [...]

07:55am  ~  What a beautiful summer morning !  Just been out for a walk along the beach and now it’s a few hours here in the study followed by a cycle ride with friends over to Halesworth. The Dow Jones 30 & S&P500 ended slightly up yesterday with early losses pared back but it seems [...]

08:15am  ~  Up to the cottage in Suffolk later today but first a few hours here in the study catching up on emails and Skype calls – and some chart watching too. Concerns during yesterday’s trading sessions over a slowdown in China and a failed attempt by the US and Russia to reach an agreement [...]

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08:55am  ~  Back to some normality today, since getting back from France on Sunday I spent most of yesterday in meetings with builders and planners but today I shall be here in the study this morning catching up on emails and Skype calls plus some chart watching. The markets yesterday should have tanked with all [...]

07:45am (GMT)  ~  I have a few hours here in the study before I am off to France until Sunday, so I’ll shall be catching up on some emailing plus two Skype calls as well. The markets yesterday staged a comeback after two days of extreme geopolitical turmoil and warmongering, which saw traders and investors sell [...]