It's time for StatPorn again, and I was happy to see that traffic has continued to increase to the blog month on month. March was a steady month with a big peak in the last few days with lots of google hits from people looking for Daniel Hannan's speech to Gordon Brown in the EU Parliament. So I am happy that despite that surge Aprils numbers still showed month on month growth, just. But also, the...

An FTT will reduce the fragmentation of the internal market. Eh? A tax on transactions will increase market integration? You what?

[Making the rounds] CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex. VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower. P/E RATIO -- The percentage...

These are doing the rounds in the city at present, enjoy! NEW STOCK MARKET TERMS: CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO -- Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling l...

Unemployment in Germany rose last month for the first time since February 2006, thus bringing inauspiciously to an end an unprecedented 34 month labour-market recovery. Figures released by the Federal Labour Agency today show that the number of those seeking employment in Germany rose by a seasonally-adjusted 18,000 in December. The change is small, but

Earlier this month, my home town of Lincoln hosted its annual Christmas market. Lincoln was the first city in the UK to host a German-style Christmas market. Since the first market in 1982, it has grown from just 11 stalls to more than 250. This year’s was the most successful yet, attracting a record 335,000

British Gas yesterday announced a shocking 35% gas price increase, much larger than EDF's recent 22% increase. As British Gas has 46% of the UK's residential gas market, this will be a big hit across the country. To try to see if they were in a position to absorb some of the wholesale cost increases, or if they had no real option but to pass such a large increase on, I had a look at British Gas Re...

Over the years I have enjoyed visiting Christmas Markets the length and breadth of Germany. These type of markets have become popular in the UK too, and I am pleased to report this year Hull is also holding a Christmas Market. This is where we are off to this evening. It is hoped the market will increase the footfall in the city and judging by how popular they are elsewhere – including Germa...

Three Tennis Coaches at Paddington Recreation Ground have been asked to pay 1,000% increase in tennis fees - from £98 a month to £1,000 a month - which has forced them off the tennis courts and is set to ruin their long-standing businesses, as well as disappoint the hundreds of local residents who can no longer learn tennis with their tennis coach of choice. Labour Councillors say that...

WHILE the domestic housing market might be facing another difficult month, the current price depression might be attracting investment form overseas.