Alastair, our Head of Investment Management joined Martina Fuchs on CNN Money Switzerland to discuss the Swiss pension system and current global market conditions. The system can be complex, but there are smart ways to make it work for you and Alastair discusses how you can use the depreciation of the Swiss Franc to your advantage. Click here to view…
Synopsis of the week The DAX has had a second disappointing week in a row taking the German equity market back down to April levels, although still up 1.6% from the start of the year. Nestlé, Switzerland’s largest company has announced further job cuts here as they move Nespresso jobs to Spain, citing the strength of the Swiss Franc as…
Synopsis of the week ON / OFF US and North Korean Nuclear peace talks have spooked the markets as investors are left baffled as to what is happening. The Turkish central bank was forced to increase interest rates by 3% as the Lira collapsed against the US Dollar. The Euro has fallen in value over the last month leaving the…
Synopsis of the week This weekend has seen the US & China make progress on trade talks avoiding the threat of a trade war, at least for now. The US Dollar index continues to gather strength up by 5.25% in the last five weeks against a basket of all the other major global currencies. Oil prices have maintained their steady…
On Wednesday evening Alastair McCaig our Head of Investment Management joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and FX and Rates Strategist Richard Jones for their weekly look at the markets. This week they discussed Italian politics and the bond markets reactions to potential policy decisions along with the latest developments in Brexit negotiations. Click here to listen to the interview on…
On Wednesday 9th May, our Head of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro. On this week’s show, they discussed the US Presidents decision on the 2015 Iran Nuclear agreement, the knock-on effects to the Oil price and the Bank of England’s interest rate decision. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week With the US reporting season almost finished and the European version past the halfway point, corporate data releases remain strong. Although European Economic data has cooled from last year, the US continues to charge ahead. Unemployment levels in the US are now 3.9% and this is a 17 year low. UK economic worries resurface again, weakening…
On Wednesday 2nd May, our Head of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and Michael Regan, Senior Bloomberg Editor. On this week’s show, they discussed the Fed’s interest rate decision, central banks paths to rate normalization and the performance of the Euro. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
On Wednesday 25th April our Head of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg anchor Jonathan Ferro and Bloomberg FX & Rates Strategist Richard Jones. On this week’s show, they discussed US 10 year Treasury yields, German Business confidence, and French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the White House. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Good corporate earnings announcements and solid expectations help equity markets hold on for a second positive week in a row. Fridays intraday trading saw EUR/CHF trade above 1.2000 for the first time since the Swiss National Bank were forced to pull its peg on Thursday 15th January 2015. Falling inflation figures from the US, EU &…
