John Authers
Senior Investment Columnist, Financial Times
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John Authers, Senior Investment Columnist, Financial Times, writer of the Long View column on investment. Views my own, not the FT's. RTs not endorsements,
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This rally certainly isn't driven by profits. Note video w Citi's Rob Buckland: video.ft.com/v/240476671400… pic.twitter.com/MyQsTmodK4
Profitless rally
video.ft.com — Even after this week's sell-offs, 2013 has seen an impressive rally in equities. Rob Buckland, chief global equity strategist at Citi, discusses with Long View columnist John Authers why the climb has come despite flat or declining company profits. (4m 51sec)
johnauthers: This rally certainly isn't ...
twitter.com — This rally certainly isn't driven by profits. Note video w Citi's Rob Buckland: http://video.ft.com/v/2404766714001/Profitless-rally ... pic.twitter.com/MyQsTmodK4
Tokyo has give us a taste of what could happen with a disorderly Fed exit strategy. Long View (earlier than usual): on.ft.com/18aWmsF
Reason for Japan rout lies in Washington
ft.com — Japanese stocks have suddenly gone into reverse. Let us take a long view of a so far sharply short-term phenomenon. Japanese stocks have been rallying for six months now, spurred by the radical new economic policies dubbed "Abe-nomics". On Thursday,
@jonihle Not me. Point of the tweet was to suggest that it very well could.
Still not even a correction in Japan. Nikkei would need to fall another 7.22% just to get to its 50-day moving average.
RT @jmackin2: D'oh! Retail demand for Japan funds soars. Time to worry about dumb money, or join the rush? Short View video http://t.co/xoZ…
Dangerous dumb money
video.ft.com — So far May has been the best month in a decade for flows into mutual and exchange-traded funds focusing on Japan. James Mackintosh, investment editor, analyses whether it's time investors curbed their enthusiasm. (4m 14sec) Related Links: Credits: Filmed by James Macdonald. Produced by Audrey Jordan and Darryl Thomson.
Rich get richer: US stock buybacks to fund exec options now exceed buybacks to reduce total share count (which are at 32-month low): SocGen.
Pound falls as UK inflation falls; not what it says in the textbook. What will Carney do?See my video w Gavyn Davies:video.ft.com/v/238700572800…
Carney's UK strategy
video.ft.com — Things are looking up, according to Mervyn King's final inflation report for the Bank of England. Gavyn Davies, chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management, tells Long View columnist John Authers that the strategy of his successor Mark Carney may well borrow a lot from the US Federal Reserve.
FT's Martin Wolf tells me why the world will struggle to avoid climate chaos. Latest Note video: video.ft.com/v/239676255900…
Wolf on averting climate chaos
video.ft.com — Global carbon dioxide emissions have increased sharply as the developing world industrialises. Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, tells Long View columnist John Authers why this is a problem and how it can be tackled. (6m 21sec)
RT @edreads: #FREE | "Europe's Financial Crisis" by @JohnAuthers | #kindle #nonfiction | How the Euro fell into crisis | http://t.co/hH5lxw…
Europe's Financial Crisis: A Short Guide to How the Euro Fell Into Crisis and the Consequences for the World eBook: John Authers: Kindle Store
amazon.com — Greece. Ireland. Spain. Italy. Will the Euro survive? What if it doesn't? What happens next? How can you protect yourself? "In another highly readable and insightful book, John Authers provides an elegant and concise analysis of Europe's current economic and political problems. Read this if you wish to understand not just why Europe is in crisis, but also what it takes to overcome it.
@mattyglesias David Authers? Who he?
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