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, […]
GBP Takes Further Losses Against Both The Euro and USD

We have seen GBP taking further losses in Friday’s morning session against both the EUR and USD after UK retail sales were released this morning. British retail sales were expected […]
UK Bond Yields Hit 25-Year High as GBP Faces Pressure

Yesterday saw UK bond yields grow additionally to 5.47%, a level we haven’t seen since back in 1998 – causing further weakness to GBP – especially to the USD which […]
GBP Outlook and Optimism Towards US Economic Developments

After a tough start to 2025 for GBP, today in terms of economic data releases we can see a break for Pound Sterling. The recent development for UK with rising […]