Alice Hudson

The future of Spain’s banking system is being debated by German politicians this afternoon. Last month, 26 members of Angela Merkel’s Bavarian Christian Social Union coalition voted against the proposed creation of the European Stability Mechanism, to bail out banks in struggling economies such as Spain. Reuters was earlier today predicting that Merkel would win […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the worst of the euro crisis may be yet to come, as it cut its global growth forecast again this week. The organisation warned predicted growth rates could be slashed further if Europe’s policy makers do not act fast enough, and/or with enough force to stamp out the region’s on-going debt crisis. The […]

It was grim deadlock at the EU Summit in Brussels last night, as Italy and Spain refused to let an overall deal progress until receiving guarantees the eurozone would act to cut soaring borrowing costs. European stock markets rose sharply this morning on the surprise news Germany had agreed to new, less Draconian bail-out measures. Spain and Italy’s […]

Fifteen major global financial institutions were downgraded by Moody’s late last night, reflecting losses the ratings agency says are likely due to the current, ongoing volatile state of capital markets. Affected lenders included British banking giants Barclays, HSBC, RBS and Lloyds as well as Credit Suisse. The Swiss institution was dealt the harshest and most unexpected blow as...

Rule 1 SILENCE IS GOLDEN  Signal: Long If you find that a discussion on a stock you are interested in is muted this is an extremely good sign. People talk a lot about stocks when they are unsure or when they think their investment needs a shove in the right direction. Solid stocks attract a […]

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