Stock market Experts: Stock Rally continues

Most stock experts have the opinion that there are more positive than negative things that affect the stock market right now, and many believe further price increases are ahead.

Spirits are at top in the global equity markets. The stock rates whiz in the air, and in several places the one record follows the other. The development follows a 2012, which was also an almost terrific year for equities where market prices in general increased by 22 percent. So it has been a good investment to put your savings in stocks in recent years.

“New world order” creates new view on risk

Since 2007, the amount of top rated government bonds halved globally - This forces investors to reassess their taste for risk. Also rating agencies have changed their view.

If you want to put your money in government bonds with the finest triple-A stamp, there is now far less to choose from than ever before.

Bonds: Calm winds on interest-front

There was relatively quiet on the bond markets in Europe Tuesday, where a lack of news and remain closed trading in the U.S. meant very little fluctuation in interest rates.

Spain's economic growth lagged not quite as much as economists feared in the third quarter. Growth in gross domestic product, GDP, was Tuesday morning amounted to minus 1.6 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. Economists had expected a decline of 1.7 percent, which was in line with data earlier this month from the Bank of Spain.

Bonds: Spanish messages turned the picture

Bond dealers were almost gone for the weekend before Friday's trade. In any case, there were close to absolute rest on a trading day, which was marked by cautious buying almost across the board.

This resulted in a slight decline in interest rates in both South and North Europe most of the day, but new reports that Spain has not intend to seek official help for its pressed banking sector reversed the picture in Spain and Italy, which ended with small increases in interest rates.

Bonds: Interest rate increase after job report

Bond yields in Northern Europe was Friday sent up by surprisingly good U.S. job figures, which were as expected in September but contained upward revisions of the previous two months' figures. It sent investors to back the tables to turn up the knob that controls the "risk-on". This gave rise in stock markets, rising interest rates in the safe countries and declining yields in riskier countries from southern Europe.

Bonds: Interest rates fall in the north and increases in south

Wednesday was a very quiet day in the bond markets in Europe, where the result of investors' side stepping was a small decline in interest rates in northern Europe and similar small increases in Southern Europe.

It was still the macroeconomic events that had control of the financial markets with Spain, China and the U.S. in the lead roles.

Bonds: The Spanish problems pours in

The yield spread between South and North Europe widened considerably Wednesday, when there were major decline in interest rates in Northern Europe and significant increases in Southern Europe and especially Spain.

Bonds: Europe in small side steps

European bond yields Thursday painted a picture of a somewhat indecisive market after a number of key areas such as European consumer confidence and U.S. business outlook index from Philadelphia Fed more or less equalized Wednesday’s fluctuations.

Bonds: Falling interest rates in both the north and south

A fall in the European stock markets Tuesday had investors seeking back in the safe haven in the bond market.

Bond purchase of 40 billion dollar a month

The Fed, sets in motion a large-scale purchases of mortgage bonds and ratchets up the printing press. Moreover Operation Twist continues.

Bonds: Interest rate increases after German yes

Wednesday's developments in the bond market showed increasing interest in the strong northern European economies.

Weak U.S. economy may force Bernanke to take action

A majority of analysts expect the Fed at its meeting Thursday will announce support acquisitions to boost the U.S. economy.

The continued weakness in the U.S. data is likely to force the Federal Reserve to initiate another round of bond purchases with the aim of forcing borrowing costs down and boost the U.S. economy.

Currency: Euro pushed up by poor job report

The past week has been in the common European currency's favor, and Friday the enthusiasm for the euro had no end.

For not only did the European Central Bank Thursday put heavy lines in the currency as one of the three major global currency units. The central bank also launched a European version of the American "operation twist" with the purchase of short-term bonds from the debt-ridden southern European countries.

What determines the price of a stock?

This article explains what controls the price movement of a stock. There are three driving forces: economic growth, industry trends and the company's management. More than half of the share price is determined by external factors, which management has no control of.

When you invest in stocks, it is important to do some analyzing to find the attractive stocks. And let it be said at once: It is not an easy task.

7 investment tips in times of financial crisis

No two crises are the same. Therefore, it is limited what you can learn from individual crises, but you can learn something of how you feel and react in individual economic and financial crises as an investor. Often we make the wrong decisions in crisis situations. Here are seven tips, which should lead you around the bumpiest situations.

Defensive stocks for the more cautious

If your investment horizon is several years, it is perhaps not so important whether you invest in cyclical stocks, or the more defensive stocks. Yet it may be worth to take a closer look at the defensive stocks as you get closer to the time when you plan to make use of your savings.

But let us clarify that there is no scientific evidence that one type is better than the other type of stocks over many years. The discussion goes on whether you have the ability to jump on and off cyclically trends before anyone else, and it is a decision you must make for yourself.

How to choose the right risk profile

When you build up your portfolio of funds; they act as building blocks, which at best, creates a solid foundation for returns. But if the portfolio is composed wrong, you can have a high risk in relation to your investment strategy and will be confronted with a portfolio that easily collapses when the market starts to swing. Read on to learn about, how to choose the right risk profile.