Fed Holds Rates, ECB Decision Looms Amid Economic Uncertainty
Yesterday brought the first policy decision of 2025 for The Federal Reserve, and despite pressure from Donald Trump last week stating interest rates should be lower, the central bank opted […]
Dollar Uncertainty, Sterling Struggles, and Global Tariff Tensions
Dollar uncertainty and volatility has continued into Wednesday as traders were still left guessing on the Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs and what impact this may have on trading partners. […]
Pound Sterling loses further ground against both Euro & US Dollar
Pound Sterling has lost further ground against both The Euro & US Dollar this morning after it has emerged that UK GDP figures in November undershot expectations of 0.2% growth, […]
Sterling Gains on Lower Inflation
Pound Sterling has had a bit of a reprieve this morning with December Inflation figures coming in surprisingly lower than initial forecasts had predicted. Inflation was expected to hit 2.6% […]
Pound Sterling Declines Over 1% Against Most Major Currencies
Pound Sterling has lost ground by over 1% against the majority of currencies after it emerged yesterday that Government debt and borrowing costs have risen to their highest levels since […]
US Dollar Gains Strength After Volatile Start in the First Week of 2025
The first trading week of 2025 has seen more US Dollar strength after a volatile start to the week. On Monday we saw markets react to speculation that Trump wouldn’t […]
Federal Reserve reduces interest rates by 25 basis-points
The US Dollar has risen across the board overnight after we saw The Federal Reserve reduce their interest rates by 25 basis-points, which would usually weaken the currency. However, due […]
UK Inflation rises for a second consecutive month in November
Inflation in The UK has risen for a second consecutive month in November, moving further away from The Bank of England’s two percent target as last month saw a fairly […]
Federal Reserve still expected to opt for a third straight interest rate cut
US Consumer Prices rose in November by the biggest margin in 7 months, ticking up to 2.7%, with the Federal Reserve still expected to opt for a third straight interest […]
Pound Sterling climbs to a new 2 year-high
Pound Sterling climbed to a new 2 year-high yesterday as it gained momentum ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. As it stands, The European Central Bank is expected to […]