UK Housing Boom and Eurozone Struggle
UK housing prices continues it rising pattern for the sixth consecutive month in a row. An increased demand from first time buyers has increased demand for properties, with the stamp-duty […]
UK Retail Rebound and Struggling EUR
Retail sales in the UK recorded strong sales volumes in January, seeing its first monthly rise since August. The retail sector overshot expectations with margin, coming in at 1.7%. Comparing […]
RBA Cuts Rates, UK Economic Growth Strengthens, and Canadian Inflation in Focus
RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) reduced their interest rate levels by 25 basis point this morning, down to a total base rate of 4.1%. While the monetary action was expected, […]
GBP Struggles Despite Retail Sales Boost – Market Eyes BoE & Fed Speeches
Concerns have been raised in the last few months on how the UK economy is underperforming – which has been noticed on markets with GBP not performing as well as […]
BoE Rate Cut Impacts GBP, UK Housing Prices Surge, and US Jobs Data in Focus
There were no surprises from Bank of England’s decision of cutting interest rates yesterday by 25 basis points, now holding a base rate of 4.5%. Even if it was expected […]
Market Volatility Rises as Trade Tariff Uncertainty Shakes Currencies
The recent development of trade tariffs has shocked the markets in the last few days, initially being pushed on Canada, Mexico and China. The most recent developments is including the […]
ECB Rate Cut, German Retail Slump & US PCE in Focus
There were no surprises yesterday when the European Central Bank lowered their interest rates levels by 25 basis points, down to a base rate of 2.9%. Even if the decision […]
USD Gains Amid Stock Market Turmoil and Central Bank Decisions in Focus
USD has shown strength this week, rebounding from two-week lows against the GBP and EUR. Most recent development, seeing US stock markets taking big losses out of fear in the […]
USD Weakness and Central Bank Moves Drive Volatility
Market volatility has continued this morning session, with down-side pressure on the USD – that both GBP and EUR took advantages off. The USD weakness happened after Donald Trump held […]
Trump’s Inauguration and UK Employment Data Impact
Yesterday marked President Trump’s inauguration, a highly anticipated event that has already begun to influence global markets. His return to the White House has reinvigorated discussions around U.S. fiscal policy, […]