Market musings 28/02/12
February 28, 2012
The main Irish business news since my last update has been the release of results from a number of the largest plcs here. Let’s run through what the implications of those are and then look at what else has been happening in the wider market.
Market Musings 4/1/2012
January 04, 2012
It’s been a quiet enough start to 2012 so far in terms of newsflow, with some of the key themes from last year continuing to play out, particularly on the macro front.
Market Musings 4/10/11
October 05, 2011
It’s been an another extraordinary day on the markets. The S&P 500 officially went into bear market territory earlier today, as markets remain nervous about the European debt crisis. Most of Europe’s leading indices were down 2-3% today, while my own portfolio had one of its worst days ever, shedding a whopping 4.6%, with PetroNeft (-18%) – which I’d only recently doubled my shareholding in! – doing most of the damage there.