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Bank of England voted unaimously to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.5%
This is despite the CPI figures rising to 2.5% in June from 2.2% in May. Highest since September 2005. The target is still 2%.
Rising oil prices have also failed to shift interest rates upwards
Subdued wage inflation has also cooled the need to increase rates.
Consumer [...]

Global Tensions Impact Markets

Increasing tension in the Middle East as Israeli troops enter
Lebanon.
Hezbollah links with Syria and Iran (OPEC’s No.2 supplier) mean
that the issue is not localised and could lead to extensive conflict
over an extended period of time.
Continued unrest in Afghanistan as US-lead coalition forces
advance on the Taliban.
North Korean missile test are off the [...]

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• Am I trading with the trend or against it?
• Am I the ‘right’ side of the moving averages?
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• Is my Reward/Risk ratio greater than 3:1?Am I with the Trend?
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Kier Group PLC (KIE)
Technical Play: Consolidation Breakout – Long
Entry Price: 1529.00 to 1533.00
Stop Loss: 1495.00
Target: 1750.00
Strategy
Break of consolidation and above 50ema indicates a move back to previous highs.
Performance
This stock has moved a total of 6.3% so based on a money-managed trade of 1% risk; your profit would stand [...]

Mortgage debt has gone through the £1 trillion level, according to figures from the Bank of England (BOE). An extra £9.3bn was borrowed to buy homes in May, increasing outstanding mortgage debt to £1.007 trillion. the value of un-mortgaged property across the UK is about £3.6 trillion which put’s it in perspective.The Government have announced [...]

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.25% as it looks to slow inflation. Stocks rose on the news as there is a feeling that the Feds tightening policy is coming to an end.
Japan is expected to raise Interest rates for the first time in five [...]