September is shaping up to be a busy month. With North Korea again flexing its military muscle and the US hotly debating the debt ceiling while also struggling to contend with two natural disasters taking place almost back to back. What could all this mean for the financial markets, and your investments in turn? And could it be time to…
SYNOPSIS OF THE WEEK The Swiss National Bank keep rates unchanged and confirm the Franc is still overvalued. Opinion polls point towards another Angela Merkel lead coalition in Germany keeping the DAX treading water. The US Dollar sells off as optimism about another interest rate increases are negated by worries over the looming debt ceiling debate. THE WEEK AHEAD At…
On Tuesday morning Fern Wealth Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig spoke with Caroline Hepker discussing North Korea, the US debt ceiling, disappointing Swiss GDP data what that meant for the Swiss Franc. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Asian & European markets start the week with a risk off mentality as traders try to gauge the increased risk following North Korea’s nuclear test at the weekend. Monday’s Labour day bank holiday in America will give US traders more time to digest these recent developments as they head back into the office on Tuesday. EU…
On Wednesday evening Alastair McCaig Head of Investment Management for Fern Wealth joined Jonathan Ferro on Bloomberg radio discussing Brexit negotiations, the latest EU and US economic data releases and general equity market performance. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week European equity markets continued moving sideways as traders waited for the ECB president`s comments regarding the EU’s QE scheme during his speech in America at the end of the week. Until Tuesday mornings North Korean missile test the panic caused by statements from both North Korea and the US appeared to have eased. Gold’s spike to…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg host Jonathan Ferro on Tuesday evening. They discussed the bounce in the FTSE over the day and individual movers, Britains first July Budget surplus since 2002 and the appetite for US Bonds with over $1 Trillion having been issued this year already. Click here to listen to the interview on…
On Wednesday evening Alastair joined Bloomberg host Jonathan Ferro for an hour long special discussing UK unemployment data, European growth, expectations of US interest rate moves and what to look out for over the rest of the week. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg host Caroline Hyde as they discussed the increasing rhetoric between North Korea and the US and the consequences for the Swiss Franc along with the latest Brexit negotiations and current market conditions. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg host Jonathan Ferro and Richard Jones Bloomberg’s FX & Rates Strategist to talk about UK GDP, the looming US Fed decision, Currency moves in Swiss Franc, Sterling, Euro and US Dollar along with the UK joining France in setting a deadline for the end of combustion engined car sales. Click…
