On Tuesday evening, our Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined CNN Money Switzerland’s anchor Hannah Wise, for a review of the markets. This week on the show they discussed the importance of managing currency exposure for expats and the latest economic data releases for Germany. Click here to view the interview on CNN Money Switzerland
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for the weekly Cable show. This week they discussed the latest developments in US and Chinese trade discussions following three days of talks. The show also covered the most recent vote in the House of Commons and what the expected path…
On Friday morning Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchor Markus Karlsson on Bloomberg’s Daybreak Europe show to discuss the start of the year and his expectations that volatility would continue to effect the markets while major Geopolitical issues like Brexit and US/Chinese Trade discussions remained unresolved. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Marcus Ashworth for the weekly Cable show. This week they discussed the start of the new trading year and the global issues that continue to hang over the markets. They also discussed what the path of interest rate decisions would be for both…
On Wednesday evening, our Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors, Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson, for the weekly Cable show. This week they discussed what to expect from the Federal Reserve interest rate decision later that evening, the EU’s reaction to the improved Italian budget and the overall market conditions. Click here to listen to the interview…
On Friday evening, our Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined CNN Money Switzerland’s anchor Hannah Wise, for a review of the markets over the week. This week on the show they discussed the equity market sell-off, the shifting expectations for an agreement between China and the US. Looking ahead to next week’s crucial vote in the House of Commons on…
Synopsis of the week The latest G20 meeting in Argentina has helped ease trade tariff tensions and saw all the attending nations sign off on a mutually agreeable joint statement. Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, stated US Interest rates were “just below” neutral, triggering a bounce in US equity markets and a reassessment of US Dollar strength. Robust sales figures following…
On Friday evening, our Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined CNN Money Switzerland’s anchor Hannah Wise, for a review of the markets over the week. The topics during the show ranged from Oil prices and production levels, equity markets, the G20 and Brexit. Click here to view the interview on CNN Money Switzerland
Synopsis of the week US equity markets turn negative for the year, led lower by the technology sector. EU leaders sign off on the Brexit deal leaving UK Prime minister Theresa May needing to get the House of Commons approval. Oil prices fall for a seventh week in a row, raising doubt about the expected pace of interest rate increases…
Synopsis of the week Confidence in European equities took a hit with the dual problems of the UK and Brexit negotiations and Italy and its unwillingness to rebalance its budget proposals weighing on investor sentiment. The sell-off in Apple shares and its importance to both the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones saw US equities lower last week. Oil prices fell…
