In the last fortnight, the forex markets’ focus has shifted somewhat. Up until about 10 days ago, the dollar’s weakness was primarily a sign that international investors’ risk appetite was gradually growing in view of the first green shoots of economic improvement and favourable equity markets. The EUR-USD rally from…
Archive for May, 2009
Australian & New Zealand Weekly: Consumer House Price Expectations
On May - 30 - 2009
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment survey included an extra question in May on consumer expectations for house prices over the next 12 months. Overall, a net 0.6% of respondents expected prices to decline with pessimists marginally outnumbering optimists. A third of respondents expected prices to stay the same, with 32.7%…
Source:Australian & New Zealand Weekly: Consumer House Price Expectations
What Is A Credit Score, And How Can You Find Out Your Score?
On May - 29 - 2009
What Is A Credit Score? How Do I Find Out Mine?
If you are in debt and concerned about paying it off, you
The stock market is a game
On May - 29 - 2009
As a kid, have you ever played the board game Monopoly? This is a game that deals with properties, banks, infrastructure, and millions of colorful dollars.
Like in Monopoly, the stock market is a game in which you have to decide the buying and selling of your properties. Although in the case of the trading business, you are making stock market decisions.
The money you collect in Monopoly when you have circulated the whole board game would be the dividend or the payment in the stock market. The amount of the money you collect would be determined by the properties you have in the game. Just like in the stock market, the more shares you have, the larger amount of money you would be given.
When you are getting bankrupt in the game of Monopoly, you have the power to sell your colorful houses or building when you need to regain your finances. Just like in your stocks, when the market falls, you have the authority of which shares to sell out and which shares to retain.
In winning the Monopoly game, you are obliged to keep your properties before the construction of your houses and hotels. You would lose to your challenger if you sell these properties to him even for twice the normal price of your property. Just like in the stock market, making lots of money does not mean you are successful in what you
