Currency matters: The banking sector sneezed, but no one seemed to catch a cold. Yet.
David Huggett updates on the latest movements on the world's financial markets, and how the recent turmoil might affect international investors in the UK...

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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