Experience
Ben’s career began in business journalism, with 10 years’ experience at trade media titles. Since then, he has spent more than seven years in the derivatives space, writing for IG and GAIN Capital’s FOREX.com and City Index, before joining Capital.com in 2023.
Education
Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Social Policy from Leeds University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from Nottingham Trent University.
Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- Trading features and products
- Trading psychology
Social network (Twitter / Linkedin)
Articles by Ben Lobel
AUD/CAD forecast: Australian dollar falls behind Canadian counterpart in pairing of global mining giants
AUD/CAD has fallen over 7% from early April as commodity prices fall, China sticks to its strict zero-COVID position, and oil hits a 9-month low. Read on for some of the latest AUD/CAD forecasts.
16:42, 27 September 2022
Investing during stagflation: What assets to choose
What assets do best during stagflation as equities and bonds become increasingly unattractive?
10:10, 2 August 2022
easyJet shareholders: Who owns the most of EZJ stock?
easyJet is faced with headwinds, yet institutional investors still hold a large amount of the EZJ stock.
09:58, 27 July 2022
Retail-investor quarterly trading trends
Analysis of Q2, 2022 trading data from Capital.com.
09:25, 26 July 2022
Jupiter price prediction: Coinbase listing gives JUP forecast a bump
JUP coin surged after Coinbase listing, but can it keep the momentum?
09:40, 13 July 2022
Capital.com adds over 1 million new user accounts in Q2 2022
Retail trading and investing platform sees number of new account openings grow by 19% with trading activity most pronounced in the UK, Europe
12:57, 12 July 2022
What is a commodity supercycle and are we in one right now?
Can global economic reopening and green infrastructure drive a new commodity supercycle?
11:39, 12 July 2022
Boohoo share price forecast: Can it make a fashionable comeback?
Can the British online fashion retailer survive among competitors like ASOS and Shein?
11:40, 1 July 2022
Capital.com survey: Majority of DIY investors say they prioritise ‘logic’ and ‘information’ when making investment decisions
But unconscious bias and latent human psychological traits may be preventing them from achieving their goal.
13:25, 13 June 2022
Capital.com survey: global retail investors still neutral or bullish on market and tech stocks for the rest of 2022
Global traders and investors seem reluctant to consider the prospect of a bear market despite rising global risk in the year ahead
13:33, 31 May 2022
