Currency Matters: Keep calm and carry on
We can expect lots of 'noise' over the next few weeks, but there are three things that move markets significantly, explains David Huggett...
David Huggett is Managing Director at Lucid Financial Markets. He is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI), with qualifications in investment advice and technical analysis of financial markets. During a career spanning over two decades, he has developed specialist knowledge and experience advising large corporate, high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients in the fields of FX risk and real estate.
Currency Matters: The question isn’t whether, it’s when
David Huggett reports on the interplay between real estate markets, currency prices, and interest rates - and what the latest shift might mean for global economies...
Currency Matters: Chart analysis suggests we could see a property market bounce as early as February
Applying the kind of long-term analysis used in the financial world indicates the UK housing market is approaching a pivotal moment, explains David Huggett...
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