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Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Allied Irish Bank and British Airways
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 14, 2008

Tin hat time again-certainly if you are an investor in the banking sector!

Hot on the heels of Bradford & Bingley’s emergency cash call on shareholders,


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Premier Foods and Sainsbury
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 12, 2008

Investors will be keen to see what progress is being made at Premier Foods on Tuesday after the group was forced to cut its dividend and announce a refinancing deal back in March.

Premier, (whose brands include Hovis, Mr Kipling cakes & Branston Pickle) has been hit hard


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
HSBC and Alliance & Leicester
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 9, 2008

Another week, another round of banking updates!

Last week investors escaped relatively unscathed, but will they be so lucky again this week? Banking crisis-what crisis?

HSBC kick off the week


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Diageo and HMV
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 7, 2008

Drinks giant Diageo is due to publish a trading update on Thursday.

Some people believe that sales of spirits is a good barometer of the global economy itself, so investors


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Anglo-Irish Bank and Easyjet
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 6, 2008

As the immortal Harry Callahan said ……’Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

Similar thoughts cross my mind at the moment when I start to look at bank stocks,


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Microsoft/Yahoo Takeover
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 2, 2008

Where now for Microsoft? And indeed for that matter Yahoo!

The Microsoft board was rumoured to be meeting on Wednesday to consider its options


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
April Non-Farm Payrolls
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 1, 2008

The grand-daddy of all economic indicators, the US Employment Report, is due at 1330 on Friday. So, whether you are planning to trade or just want to sit back and enjoy the fireworks, here’s a preview.


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
FOMC Meeting
Posted by Garden Gnome on April 29, 2008

Just thought I drop in a few words on the Fed’s next rate setting meeting, the results of which are due at 1915 BST on Wednesday.

Most commentators are now expecting a cut of 0.25% although there is an outside chance of no change.


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
HBOS and BSkyB
Posted by Garden Gnome on April 28, 2008

Economic releases and the outcome of the Fed meeting on Wednesday are likely to dominate proceedings this week, despite there being a full diary of company results too.


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Whitbread and BP
Posted by Garden Gnome on April 25, 2008

Another busy week for corporate results on both sides of the Atlantic-with some key updates due from the oil and banking sectors in the UK.


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