Risk event for the week starting 20 March: BoE rates
Two central banks - the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BoE) - could stir some interesting trades on the markets this week.
IGTV’s Jeremy Naylor caught up with DailyFX analyst Richard Snow to look at a possible short trade around the FTSE 100.
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