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 […]
Michel Barnier ousted as Prime Minister as he loses no-confidence vote
Last night we eventually saw Michel Barnier ousted as Prime Minister as he lost the no-confidence vote after his attempt to push through his social security policy came up against […]
Euro has continued to be under pressure ahead of the no-confidence vote against the French Prime Minister
This morning The Euro has continued to be under pressure ahead of the no-confidence vote against the French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Lawmakers are set to begin debating the social […]
German confidence vote set to take place on January 15th next year
Earlier this morning we saw economic sentiment and consumer confidence for Europe both fare slightly worse again than previous, which shouldn’t come as a surprise when considering the economic difficulties […]
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts interest rates by 50 basis points
Overnight The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut their interest rates by 50 basis points, bringing their rates down to 4.25%. Surprisingly the New Zealand Dollar rose by almost 1% […]
US Inflation beats expectations to rise
Yesterday we saw US Inflation beat expectations to rise to 2.6% in October, leaving The Federal Reserve with a debate as to whether they cut interest rates in their last […]