07:35am  CET (06:35 UK time)  ~  Once again I shall be assisting the builders today but there will also be some chart watching while I’m here in my makeshift study catching up on emails this morning. Despite a bigger than expected contraction for the US economy in the first quarter, it dropped 1% against forecast [...]

08:30am  ~  There is a large wooden barn frame to erect today so I shall be in and out of the house today helping the builders but watching some charts when I can. I have 4 Skype calls as well, mainly this afternoon. The German Dax 30 failed to reach the significant 10,000 level and [...]

08:45am CET  (07:45am UK time)  ~  Another day of helping the builders but I will fit in some chart watching/emailing/cycling during the day.  It looks like another hot one so I shall go out for a ride before the sun gets too high in the sky. Even though there is dissent in Europe regarding the [...]

08:55am CET (07:55 UK time)  ~  It’s bright sunshine outside this morning, so I am off for a cycle ride in a few minutes down to Sa Pobla and then it’s back here to get going with renovations with some British builders that have come over here with me.  I shall also be watching some [...]

Agriculture market and international trade research includes monitoring markets and developing economic models as tools to support policy and international trade. Growing global populations, increasing food and fiber demand and climate change require agricultural productivity to increase significantly in the next 50 years or so to ensure food security on a sustainable basis, for this, [...]

09:10am  ~  Nice late start for me today, I have a some ‘admin’ to catch-up on here in the study this morning and then we’re flying off to Majorca for a couple of weeks around midday. Despite worse than expected U.S. jobseekers numbers both the S&P500 and Dow Jones indices managed to close up for [...]

08:00am  ~  After a very unusual day yesterday, I am looking forward to a day here at home catching up on emails, Skype calls and some trading.  I shall report back later if I have any trades. The U.S. markets had a positive time yesterday, regaining all they lost on Tuesday. The Dow Jones 30 [...]

07:05am  ~  Back last night from a long weekend away and I shall be around the house today catching up on emails and Skype calls and also watching a few charts as well. There is talk of a tennis match this afternoon but not confirmed yet. Looking at the charts a few minutes ago I [...]

09:15am  ~  A relaxed start for me today as we were up very late last night/early this morning playing cards.  A group of us are having a cycle ride over to the coast at Bradwell-On-Sea shortly, a round trip of 52 miles so I shall not be around this morning but should be back after [...]

08:30am  ~  A late start for me today, I’ve got a few hours here in the study replying to emails and chatting to some budding traders over Skype and then I am off later this morning for a tour of the Rolls Royce factory at Goodwood in Surrey. Looking at my daily charts this morning [...]