Archive for October, 2007

October sees confidence drop from consumers.

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

More panic is seen from retailers after a report showing consumer confidence is down in fact the lowest since October 2005. Businesses don’t help with consumer confidence either.

Lending for Consumers in the UK Increases

Monday, October 29th, 2007

The Bank of England announce that consumer lending has increased more than expected for the month of September 2007, 11.2 billion pounds to be exact as compared with only 9.6 billion pounds for August.

Experts certainly didn’t have this expectation and also saw some strange turns in the mortgage lending arena as mortgage approvals saw a drop.

Consumer credit in the UK is still increasing.

Banks aim to boost the credit market

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Banks are aiming to boost the suffering credit market by joining forces by buying up investments costing billions of dollars which lost their value after the credit market seized.

Getting Ahead With Forex Signals

Friday, October 12th, 2007

For some individuals, trading in the foreign exchange market made them quite rich. As you may know by now, Forex trading has a very liquid market. You can be anywhere and anytime in the world and still be able to earn much with just the use of your laptop, fast internet connection and Forex trading account. Most traders rely on trading signals to help them decide on what to do next.

Forex Signal: your Key to Fortune

Friday, October 12th, 2007

There is only one reason why you would consider a career in foreign exchange trading and that is the potential to earn a fortune. The Forex market, although considered to be high risk, is considered to be very liquid, therefore providing many individuals with more room to move. Basically, you will be buying and selling a currency pair such as USD/GBP or USD/JPY. When considering Forex trading, you should seriously consider Forex trading signals to ensure a bigger chance of gaining profit.

Forex Trading

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

A little known fact is that the foreign exchange represents one of the largest trading markets in the world. Huge profits are possible now that the scope of the internet has expanded beyond most people’s expectation.

UK Retailers Trading Statements are Positive

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Trade statements are positive from UK Retailers indicating their high levels of resilience in what has been a difficult market.

More than 60% of retailers who are listed on the London Stock Exchange present trading statements of a positive nature in the 3rd quarter.

The percentage is more than double the previous quarter. The non-food market did however indicate profit warnings.

The recent change in interest rates have made trading uncertain and consumer choice unpredictable, the UK retailers have stood their ground and it seems benefited even in the present financial climate.

Retail Sales are up in Australia for August

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

According to the Australian Bureau of statistics a 0.7 percent rise in retail sales was seen in Australia for the month of August this year, bringing them to a total of 19.7 bn Australian dollars.

The rise is encouraging as initially a forecast increase of 0.3 percent was expected.