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For our 2009 Weekly Global Markets Newsletters, please click on any of the links below to see the archives

26 December 2009 - This week saw: A holiday-shortened week - most stockmarkets marginally up; Dollar pulls back

19 December 2009 - This week saw: Dollar bounces back on Greece/Spain/Ireland concerns - Gold corrects ......

12 December 2009 - This week saw: Greece downgraded, Dollar rallies, Gold and Oil both drop sharply ......

5 December 2009 - This week saw: Dollar rallies, Gold drops, Stockmarkets up - all on US Jobs Data .......

28 November 2009 - This week saw: Dubai World needing 6 more months to repay loans - global markets nervous....

21 November 2009 - This week saw: Markets down on the week - currencies the issue with the Dollar in focus....

14 November 2009 - This week saw: Gold into record territory, passing $1,100 - stockmarkets also up on the week....

7 November 2009 - This week saw: US Unemployment now 10.2%, worst for 26 years - US Market goes .... UP!

31 October 2009 - This week saw: Hugely volatile week, Dollar gains a little, stockmarkets down, commodities down..

24 October 2009 - This week saw: Better than expected earnings, Oil sat & holding over $80, Gold remains steady....

17 October 2009 - This week saw: Oil up to $76, Gold at $1,060, the Dow over 10,000 - and still markets go up .....

10 October 2009 - This week saw: The Dollar slump amidst various rumours, equity markets continue to rise ......

3 October 2009 - This week saw: A correction arrived - unemployment figures vastly awry in the US - markets down ..

26 September 2009 - This week saw: Gold down, Oil down, the Pound down, Equities down - a correction coming?

19 September 2009 - This week saw: Gold over $1,000 & holding there,G20 meeting approaching & keenly awaited.

12 September 2009 - This week saw: Markets gain over the week; more Governments announce recession over.....

5 September 2009 - This week saw: Global markets start to wobble, US Jobs save the day on Friday though .....

29 August 2009 - This week saw: China undergoes major correction, the Financials globally are screaming higher ......

22 August 2009 - This week saw: China creaking under pressure; oil over $74 USD and Gold making a comeback....

15August 2009 - This week saw: Markets starting to wobble - realisation they have rallied too far too soon perhaps....

8 August 2009 - This week saw: The US release 'Better Than Expected' Jobs figures - markets react to the upside ...

1 August 2009 - This week saw: Global unemployment up, factory orders down - yet markets still manage broad gains

25 July 2009 - This week saw: Earnings continue to drive markets upwards, Euro rallies, commodities come good .....

18 July 2009 - This week saw: CIT close to Bankruptcy, focus this week on those earnings reports (mainly positive).....

11 July 2009 - This week saw: Oil down sharply, Gold follows suit, Dollar has brief respite but it's all down from here.. 

4 July 2009 - This week saw: Unemployment drop sharply; oil has a Rogue Trader, the Dollar gains and gold stalls......

27 June 2009 - This week saw: China seeks a replacement 'global currency' - veering away from the US Dollar .....

20 June 2009 - This week saw: 21 US Banks downgraded - some to Junk! Global markets retreat 5%, USD gains ...

13 June 2009 - This week saw: Global economies lending billions/trillions to keep the recovery going - too much?

6 June 2009 - This week saw: Oil up to $670, commodities on the march, stockmarkets still gaining - albeit slowly now

23 May 2009 - This week saw: Some banks in trouble, North Korea upsetting the AsiaPac' Region & markets rise...

23 May 2009 - This week saw: The 35th/36th Bank collapse, California cry out for money - Gold go past $960 ...

16 May 2009 - This week saw: At last markets fall for the week; Commodities rally; KBC Bank bailed out - again!

9 May 2009 - This week saw: Bank stress tests results out - banks need a further 74 Billion USD - markets up?

2 May 2009 - This week saw: Chrysler files Chapter 11, Silverton Bank goes under, stocks still rally though .......

25 April 2009 - This week saw: Bank 'Stress Tests' causing confusion; Chrysler ready to be broken up .......

18 April 2009 - This week saw: Sterling up, Gold down. Banks report 'better than expected' earnings .......

11 April 2009 - This week saw: Rhetoric, spin, hyperbole and revised figures - markets move up on any hope .......

4 April 2009 - This week saw: More gains for equities as the G20 Leaders promise cohesion - GM for bankruptcy?....

26 March 2009 - This week saw: Markets jump 7% on Monday - why? On false hope & US Media hype again....

21 March 2009 - This week saw: Obama & Geithner on TV, Fed' Intervenes to the tune pf $300 Billion, Gold up ....

14 March 2009 - This week saw: Markets rallying almost 10% on Citibank profit announcement and GM's stability....

7 March 2009 - This week saw: Stockmarkets take a beating .... again. Gold & Commodities rise on stimulus plans....

28 February 2009 - This week saw: Currencies reaching fresh lows, stockmarkets rocked by Citigroup news ....

21 February 2009 - This week saw: Banking sector under pressure; Dow at lowest weekly close for 11 years....

14 February 2009 - This week saw: Gold flying high, stockmarkets globally on edge, could sink further next week....

7 February 2009 - This week saw: Stimulus plan being discussed, TARP2 - Return of the Bailout, Commodities up.....

31 January 2009 - This week saw: The phrase 'Bad Banks' enter the equation - what next, 'bad Federal Reserves'?.....

24 January 2009 - This week saw: Freddie Mac needs more money; as do many banks. The Pound dives further.......

17 January 2009 - This week saw: More bailouts - Bank of America this time & second issue of TARP Money .......

10 January 2009 - This week saw: An inauspicious start to the year - low volume and low confidence for 2009 .......

For our 2008 Weekly Global Markets Newsletters, please click on any of the links below to see the archives

31 December 2008 - This week saw: A positive end to the year, albeit on very light volume. 2009 has to be better .......

20 December 2008 - This week saw: At last, GM & Chrysler bailed out - but will it be enough? No chance .......

13 December 2008 - This week saw: A slight optimism creep into US markets in particular - wrongly so I feel ......

6 December 2008 - This week saw: Gold down on the week, oil down even heavier, stockmarkets down too......

29 November 2008 - This week saw: Gains from last week carried forward, best 2 week rally since 1987......

22 November 2008 - This week saw: GM look to congress in December, end-of-week rally, -50% this year now......

15 November 2008 - This week saw: Markets dropping 6-7% on the week, GM deeply in trouble and G20 meet......

8 November 2008 - This week saw: General Motors running out of cash, US Unemployment at 14 year high ......

1 November 2008 - This week saw: Global stockmarkets rebounded markedly - will it last? I think not ......

25 October 2008 - This week saw: Collective losses in every asset class; The Dollar climbing through the roof ......

18 October 2008 - This week saw: Huge bounce Monday, yo-yo week with severe volatility across the board .......

11 October 2008 - This week saw: The steepest weekly declines since the 1930's - markets globally crash .......

4 October 2008 - This week saw: Finally .... The Bailout & what did markets do? They continued to slide afterwards.

27 September 2008 - This week saw: WAMU out. Wachovia wobbling. Bailout undecided. Markets in waiting mode

20 September 2008 - This week saw: Leemans out, $700 Billion rescue plan announced, markets heavily volatile.....

13 September 2008 - This week saw: Leeman Brothers on their way out? Dollar still cruising, hurricane coming .....

6 September 2008 - This week saw: Dollar still gaining, Stockmarkets down heavily, Financials under pressure....

30 August 2008 - This week saw: Volatility again, negative news but markets react strangely positive in the US ....

23 August 2008 - This week saw: Commodities back up, Dollar back down - watch Lehman Brothers....

16 August 2008 - This week saw: Euro & GBP Sliding further, mpre commodity drops, UK heading for Recession....

9 August 2008 - This week saw: Gold dropping like a stone; USD v Euro strongest one-day gain in 8 years....

2 August 2008 - This week saw: Oil slipping back, Commodities in General shedding 28% in July. The USD rising...

26 July 2008 - This week saw: WAMU hitting problems, markets on a 'see-saw' and oil retreating further....

19 July 2008 - This week saw: Oil slipping back, the Fed' intervening and Bernanke being 'grilled' by congress ...

12 July 2008 - This week saw: The tale of two 'F's - Freddie & Fannie & their subsequent woes dragging markets .....

5 July 2008 - This week saw: Oil over $146, Gold at $940, equity markets dropping further down for the year .......

28 June 2008 - This week saw: Equities heavily down on the week, Oil at record 142 and Gold flying upwards .......

21 June 2008 - This week saw: Oil at another record high, markets beginning their downhill run for a number of weeks.

14 June 2008 - This week saw: Dollar support, all eyes on the upcoming G8 meeting at the weekend ......

7 June 2008 - This week saw: Oil at fresh $139 high, Ambac & MBIA downgraded, dollar suffering heavily .......

31 May 2008 - This week saw: Oil & Commodities on the back foot, the British Pound falling & markets flat...

24 May 2008 - This week saw: Oil at $135 causing markets to fall. Inflation fears in Australia. German confidence ...

17 May 2008 - This week saw: European Banks finally making comments, Gold back up over $900 & Oil at $128.....

10 May 2008 - This week saw: Markets up early week, consolidating midweek and falling at the end - a flat week.....

3 May 2008 - This week saw: A 'mini-market-bounce', too early for complete optimism I feel. Record oil prices .....

26 April 2008 - This week saw: German Banks in trouble, record oil prices, Rand firming, NZ & Canadian $'s fall .....

19 April 2008 - This week saw: Light at the end of the tunnel emerging, 2 months to go I feel before the 'u' bottom.....

12 April 2008 - This week saw: GE release worse-than-expected results, down 12%. Central Bank Rate pivotal......

5 April 2008 - This week saw: UBS write-down another 3 Billion and Chairman resigns. Unemployment rises too ...

29 March 2008 - This week saw: Markets moving strangely; stocks up 4% then trailing away, commodities down/up....

22 March 2008 - This week saw: JP Morgan to the rescue of Bear Stearns! Markets go up on strength of this ......

15 March 2008 - This week saw: US Bank Bear Stearns in trouble, could go under or be sold, Carlyle Fund bites dust.

8 March 2008 - This week saw: Talk of a major bank collapsing, US unemployment figures worse than expected.......

1 March 2008 - This week saw: Bush & Bernanke trying to save the markets, commodities at record highs .......

23 February 2008 - This week saw: Credit Suisse announce more write-downs, oil flying to record highs over 100 ...

16 February 2008 - This week saw: Bond issuers having huge problems, the Fed' stepping in again with promises...

9 February 2008 - This week saw: More volatility, downwards this time, Soft Commodities at record highs, Oil down...

2 February 2008 - This week saw: Market madness, negativity abounds but markets go up contradicting everything.....

26 January 2008 - This week saw: Most volatile week in years; markets swung down 16% then back, rogue traders.....

19 January 2008 - This week saw: Bush & Bernanke trying to rescue markets - emergency rate cut & money invested

12 January 2008 - This week saw: What goes around comes around - and the US Economy is learning this ........

5 January 2008 - This week saw: The worst Stockmarket start since 1983 in the US, Gold up, Oil up .......

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