Currency Matters: Pound nears 14-month highs against USD as rate hike looms
David Huggett runs through the latest movements and looks at the likely impact of another tumultuous week on the money markets...
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.
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