Alastair McCaig, our Head of Investment Management joined Amanda Kayne on CNN Money Switzerland to discuss rising trade tensions between the US and the rest of the world, US President Trumps meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the latest developments with Brexit. Click here to view the interview on CNN Money Switzerland. If you would like to book in…
Synopsis of the week The latest US reporting season kicked off with US Banks Citigroup and JPMorgan posting better than expected figures and an increase to their dividends. It appears US President Donald Trump can’t help himself from starting fights with everyone and every organisation he comes across, a list that now includes both the UK Prime Minister and NATO….
On Wednesday evening Alastair McCaig our Head of Investment Management joined Bloomberg anchor Charlie Pellet and Richard Jones, FX & Rates Strategist. In this weeks show they discussed the latest developments in Brexit policy from the Conservative government, the markets and how NATO’s meeting in Brussels was developing following President Trumps comments. Click here to listen to listen to the…
On Tuesday evening Alastair McCaig our Head of Investment Management joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and Ken Veksler, Director at Acumen Management. In this weeks show they discussed Glencore’s issues with US regulators, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the latest developments for the Chinese economy. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Last Friday’s bounce in equity markets has only lessened the losses on the week as equity markets have again struggled for confidence. As oil prices hit new multi-year highs last week, US President Trump called on Saudi Arabia to increase its output by 2 million barrels a day in order to counter the effects of Iranian…
On Wednesday evening Alastair McCaig our Head of Investment Management joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and Bloomberg’s Head of FX and Rates strategy Richard Jones to discuss the latest developments in the Trump administrations Trade Wars the US Dollar and the consequences of the reigning World Cup Champions Germany being knocked out of Russia 2018 in the group stages. Click…
Synopsis of the week Equity markets struggled as traders absorbed the latest move from the US in the tit for tat tariff war. Although it may take the Trump administration months to push through these suggested changes, it was a clear example that settlement is still some way off. The US Dollar index DXY hit new year highs, back to…
On Wednesday evening Alastair McCaig our Head of Investment Management joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and Bloomberg’s UK Economy reporter Lucy Meakin to discuss the comments from the ECB’s Central Banking Forum in Sintra, Portugal where both Mario Draghi & Jerome Powell talked about interest rate paths and economic performance. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week The ECB has confirmed that it will finish the current Quantitative Easing programme by the end of 2018.In the same statement, they also saw interest rates remaining unchanged until the summer of 2019. As expected, the US FOMC increased interest rates to 2% and accompanied this move with a statement suggesting we still could see another…
On Wednesday evening Alastair McCaig our Head of Investment Management joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and Head of FX & Rates strategist Richard Jones to preview the Federal Reserves rate decision, UK Inflation and the ECB. Along with these Macro issues Alastair also discussed why he would be supporting Belgium in the Football World Cup. Click here to listen to…
