About this episode
With the US celebrating Independence Day yesterday, investors turned their attention to Europe where French equities continue to outperform ahead of the second round of the country's parliamentary elections. Meanwhile, UK voters have handed power to the Labour Party. Dave Meier, Macro & Next Generation Research, puts the election result into context and Tim Gagie, Head of FX & PM Solutions Geneva, talks about currencies and metals and prepares you for the weekend with his now traditional end-of-week joke. 00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing) 00:34 Markets wrap-up by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing) 05:59 UK election result by David Meier (Investment Research Analyst) 10:21 Currencies and metals by Tim Gagie (Head of FX & PM Solutions Geneva) 15:10 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing) Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.