Lift off? Er, not really… The thoughts, words and deeds of central bankers – both actual and imaginary – remained the dominant driver of investor sentiment within financial markets for much of the year’s final quarter, although the capricious (even perverse?) nature of those investors remained evident throughout. It began with “risk-on”, as weaker than
Update: Shell and BP have tumbled to the bottom of the FTSE 100, wiping out the index’s gains, as the oil price dived to near seven-year lows amid the fallout from OPEC’s decision not to cut production. The price of Brent crude has tumbled 3.3% to $41.58, the lowest level since the early months of 2009, amid fears
MitonOptimal Portfolio Management managed models celebrate their 10-year performance track record in South Africa. We are proud to announce the 10-year anniversary of the MitonOptimal South Africa Managed Portfolio Models. These models were originally established in the name of Bond Street Financial Services in November 2005 (Bond Street FS merged with MitonOptimal in 2014) on the
The Standard & Poor’s 500 suffered its biggest daily drop since late September on Thursday as the scale of the European Central Bank’s additional stimulus measures disappointed some investors. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 252 points, or 1.42%, to 17,478, the S&P 500 lost 30 points, or 1.44%, to 2,050 and the Nasdaq Composite
Podcast: Andy Pfaff Commodities Market feature on FMR radio (South Africa) on November 17, 2015.
