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Recently Rachel and I were invited to Paris by Louis Vuitton on an all-expenses paid trip to the launch of their new designer Virgil Abloh’s new collection. As the only invited clients from the UK it was quite the honour and an incredible experience. The fashion show itself was like something out of the Wizard

One thing that most forex traders have in common, and that sometimes separates us from stock traders, is how much we love to study charts. A price chart of a currency pair can reveal so much information about a market and even help us better understand the sentiment of the participants in the market, and

This time last year the rise of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies seemed unstoppable. Bitcoin appreciated by some 2000% before it came crashing down to earth at the start of this year. After trading just below $20,000 last December, it is now trading around the $6,600 level. So, where is the crypto market likely to

Source: Bloomberg and Capital Index Usually when commodity markets move sharply it can spell danger for the broader financial markets. Thus, the sharp decline in some metals on the back of global trade war fears, and the overall malaise in the commodity markets might be a warning sign that other asset classes could be at

Source: Bloomberg and Capital Index US CPI was in-line with expectations for June, suggesting that prices are rising at a manageable rate. The annual rate of headline inflation rose to 2.9% from 2.8%, while core prices rose to 2.3%, the highest level in 2 years. The dollar index, which had rallied into the data, backed

Week ahead: 9 July 2018 Themes to watch: Trade wars: oil takes a battering while stocks and FX fairly sanguine Two key events could determine the direction of the major FX pairs and markets this week. The first is the trade wars between China and the US. The US stuck to its guns and imposed

The pound is the currency to watch for the rest of this week as the UK government meets on Friday to decide on its final economic plan for Brexit. This includes tinderbox topics such as the UK’s single market access and Customs Union membership after Brexit in March 2019. Already a sizeable group of Brexiteer

Following up on the market update from last month, volatility keeps its firm grip on the stock market in particular, and we can say without a doubt that the nice and trending market from the beginning of the year is gone. The US stock market is still characterized by choppy and range-bound trading activity, which

Have you ever wondered what the best age to start trading is? Maybe you are worried that you are getting too old to learn a new skill, and that it would take too long to learn to master this “complicated” game. The truth is that the game is neither complicated, nor is it ever too