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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.

ECB Meeting to Provide Direction, if not Clarity

Central Bankers; Better lucky than good During the 1990’s the Chairman of the Federal Reserve was Alan Greenspan someone who has become legendary in the...

Inflation Warnings Hit Dollar

Reaction to economy becoming more marked The dollar reacts to so many wide ranging and varied stimuli that it is often difficult to dissect the...

Could Tension give way to Conflict?

Korean Peninsula concerns driving risk aversion The U.S. administration has accused North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un of rushing headlong into conflict with little regard for...

Euro Consolidation Begins

Dollar makes ground despite mixed employment report Fridays data in the U.S. proved a long-held theory that that is no such thing as a “normal”...

Mnuchin And Data Hit the Dollar

Employment report to set short term path U.S. Treasury Secretary in a speech yesterday attempted to talk the dollar lower commenting that “a weaker dollar...

GDP Surprise Drives Dollar Recovery

Data turning supportive for the currency Despite a lack of a package of fiscal reform and economic stimulus, the U.S. economy is starting to perform...

Euro Strength Well Founded

Target achieved but can it continue? If asked in June when the common currency broke through resistance at 1.1280 versus the dollar, most traders would...

Brexit Concerns still main driver for Sterling

“Mutual exasperation” needs to be overcome Since June when it broke significant resistance against the dollar, the Euro has been on a singular path. Versus...

Draghi and Yellen: Same Speech Different Result

No advance guidance on return to normal Central Bankers Mario Draghi and Janet Yellen both addressed the Central Bankers Symposium at Jackson Hole Wyoming on...

Trading is the Journey with no end

How you start that journey is vital The trading world is littered with truisms, sayings and, frankly, plenty of  b*ll***t. “The trend is your friend”,...

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