Synopsis of the week Theresa May’s General Election gamble fails in spectacular style leaving, even more, uncertainty hanging over the UK’s Brexit plans. The European Central Bank keep rates unchanged and President Mario Draghi paves the way for an extension to the monthly €60 billion stimulus scheme past its December deadline. Unexpectedly high Oil inventory figures out of the US…
Synopsis of the week Last week saw both the Nasdaq and the FTSE hitting all-time highs and move into overbought territory. The week’s volatility in Sterling reflected the increasing fears the markets have that Theresa May will not win with a convincing majority. The US stand alone as Donald Trump exits the Paris climate accord further isolating himself following last…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for his weekly half-hour radio show. This week they discussed the latest comments from ECB President Mario Draghi, the aggressive moves in GBPUSD triggered by the latest UK election polls and the increased appeal of investing in Europe over the US. Click here to listen to the interview…
FERN WEALTH SEMINAR Last week’s seminar at Fern Wealth’s offices was a particularly successful evening with a full turn out on the night. Providing clients and prospective clients an opportunity to mingle before the event. Topics of interest in the Q&A session that followed the seminar included Fern Wealth’s opinions on the future weakness in the Swiss Franc The flexibility…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for a half hour show where they discussed the Sterling strength, the latest sentiment from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s rumoured move to the Fed and hoax emails. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Although not clear yet what will happen the word impeachment is increasingly being seen in headlines about US President Donald Trump. Equity markets around the world fell away over the first half of the week only to stage a partial recovery during Thursday and Friday’s trading sessions. Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan confirms his preparedness…
Our Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig comments on Dukascopy TV. Discussing the market’s reaction to the latest Trump administration issues the ECB’s current thinking and how the UK elections will affect the strength of the Pound against the US Dollar. Click here to see the full interview.
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for a half hour show where they discussed the market’s reaction to the latest issues surrounding the Trump administration, the strength in EUR/USD and the sell-off in equity markets. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Rather than focusing on Tax reforms or infrastructure spending the Tump administration are now embroiled in a conflict of issue surrounding the departure of FBI Director Comey. Soft economic data out of the UK points towards Brexit issues yet to materialize. Sterling eases lower as interest rate rises still look a long way off. European Central…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for an hour-long show where they discussed the Bank of England’s stance on interest rates, the strength in the Euro, Barclays, the expected increase in US interest rates by the FED and this week’s G7 meeting. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
