To the backdrop of cow-bells and multi coloured skiwear, we launch into the weekend on my Three Counties Skeleton Bob.  Welcome to this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Why hello there. How has your week been?  Ours has been smashing once again. Let me regale you with another episode of the discussion points that have been foremost of Three Counties’ thoughts over the past 7 days.

Hurtling through the week; careering like a week-ending Exocet. Here we have it ladies and gentlemen, another episode of what’s been happening and frankly more important, what Three Counties thinks of it all.  Grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy our review of the week.

Monday saw the US Dow Jones Industrial Average index close 4.6%, a fall of 1,175 points.  This in turn spread throughout Asia as the Japanese Nikkei 225 index fell 7.1%, tracking the sentiment of the US market.  As I write, the UK FTSE 100 is down 1.77% at 7,206.

Once again, we find ourselves standing knee deep in Friday; wading through the final throes of the working week so we can clamber upon the banks of the sunny weekend and recharge our batteries.  Flamboyant enough? I’d give it a solid 6.5…

Friday is now amongst us; the dim glow of the weekend is getting brighter by every second and like night follows day, here is another week at Three Counties.

Another week has passed and here we find ourselves, on the cusp of the weekend. Get yourself comfortable as I run through what we have been chatting about at Three Counties.

Welcome to week two in the big Three Counties house. It may be cold outside, but in here it’s wonderfully warm and inviting, so take a seat as I take you through another week of what we have been ruminating on in Bournmoor.

Welcome to the first of my weekly Friday commentaries looking back over the previous week, the stories that have caught the attention of Three Counties and any issues relating to our line of work; namely finance and investments.  And without further ado…