Surprise Inflation Spike Shakes UK Rate Cut Hopes as Sterling Hits 3-Year High
Inflation has surprisingly climbed higher than initial forecasts, with an increase in household bills being the main contribution to inflation rising to 3.5%. It’s also notably the highest level of […]
Mixed US Data and BoJ Forecast Cuts Shape Market Sentiment

Yesterday we saw The US Dollar regain some strength against a number of currency pairs as PCE price index, which is the Federal Reserves preferred inflation measure came out stronger […]
Tariff Whiplash and Weak Growth Expectations Weigh on the Dollar

The US Dollar has inched slightly higher this morning, bringing some relief to the currency with The Dollar having experienced its weakest month in over two years, due to the […]
Markets React to 90-Day Tariff Pause and Rising US-China Tensions

UK markets have opened up higher this morning after US President Donald Trump made another move in this ever-developing trade war, stating he would bring into play a 90-day tariff […]
US Dollar Slips as Tariff Tensions and Recession Fears Mount

Another day and further losses for The US Dollar after President Donald Trump went ahead with his tariff hikes against China, therefore raising fears of a prolonged trade war ahead […]
UK Growth Downgrade and Sterling Rebounds

A quick recap on yesterday’s budget, with the main takeaways being that real GDP growth for 2025 has been downgraded to 1% (notably from 2%) from initial predictions in the […]
Sterling Drops as Euro Strengthens Ahead of ECB Decision & US Jobs Data

Pound Sterling suffered its biggest daily decline yesterday in five months, falling a total of 1.5% against The Euro this week. This was after the German government committed to multi-billion […]
USD Tumbles as Trade War Fears Rise

Trump and Tariffs are the themes of the market right now, and the backlash from these tariffs has sent The US Dollar tumbling across the board. The Dollar in general […]
Market Volatility Rises as Trump’s Tariff Plans Shake Global Currencies

New comments made from Donald Trump surrounding the implementation of tariffs on Canada & Mexico to now be introduced from April 2nd has seen GBP/CAD reach the highest levels since 2018. […]
Fed’s Inflation Stance, Trump’s Tariffs & Global Trade Concerns

Federal Reserve minutes from their January meeting pressed home the fact that officials feel the need to see inflation continue to fall before committing to lowering interest rates further. On […]