I have been a financial journalist for more years than I’ll ever admit. I started in New York before settling in London, with diversions to Moscow and Hong Kong, where I helped launch CNBC in Asia. I have a fascination with the financial markets – equity, foreign exchange and fixed income – and with the economic and political events that influence trading. More recently, I’ve been following financial developments on the African continent as part of my role as a senior producer at pan-African television network. I also attend closed-door briefing sessions with UK national statisticians ahead of market-moving economic data releases.