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Alan is a highly experienced banker with an in depth knowledge of Corporate Banking, Treasury and Trade Finance. He has had a varied career in Global markets, Risk management, FX Trading and Sales & Interest Rate Management. He has managed sales teams mentoring his team in both markets and marketing.He has been published in a number of journals and has appeared daily on radio to discuss market movements and events. His first novel was recently published.

Dollar looking set for further strength

Index set to test resistance. The dollar index which measures the performance of the greenback against the currencies of six of its major trading partners...

U.S. Data Backing Rate Hike

Yellen set to hike once before possible farewell. Fed Chair, Janet Yellen is facing a tough few weeks as the names of her possible (probable)...

Strong Data brings Rate Hike into Focus

Yellen’s words proving prophetic Macroeconomic data that consistently beats analysts’ expectations is a sure-fire path no a hike in interest rates no matter what the...

Spanish Issue brings Further European Unrest

Catalans vote for independence The wealthy Catalan region of North-East Spain voted yesterday in an unsanctioned referendum on whether they wish to secede from the...

Yellen’s Guidance Supports Dollar

Removal of data dependency signals rate rise The combination of the removal of data dependency when making interest rate decisions, combined with the removal of...

Merkel Struggling to Form Coalition

Schäuble sacrificed as FDP eyes Finance Ministry The architect of Eurozone austerity and the “scourge of Athens” Wolfgang Schauble had been German Finance Minister of...

Hawkish Yellen drives Dollar Higher

Rate Hikes not data dependent In a speech yesterday designed to provide advance guidance not just for Fed actions in Q4 but going forward into...

Merkel Facing Some Tough Talks

Election provides more questions than answers Just as the EU were basking in the glow of political stability following the elections in The Netherlands and...

German Election Leaves Markets Mixed

EU facing tough winter The result of German election was on the surface positive for the EU given that Angela Merkel the hugely pro-EU Chancellor...

May Offer to Push Sterling Higher

Prime Minister to offer Eur 20 billion to Break deadlock In a speech to EU leaders in Florence later today, Theresa May will stake her...

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