Sterling Steady as Markets Await Crucial UK Spring Budget

Last week was relatively steady for Sterling exchange rates, with the Bank of England’s latest meeting delivering no surprises. As widely expected, the BoE kept rates unchanged at 4.50%, reflecting […]
Market Uncertainty Rises as Trump Comments Shake the US Dollar & BoE Rate Decision Looms

The US Dollar has been trumped by Donald Trump after his disruptive comments following The Federal Reserve’s rate decision saw Cable float around the 1.30 area. Donald Trump stated that […]
Currency Volatility and Tariff Uncertainty

Last Week’s Market Movements Last week brought significant volatility to the currency markets, particularly for Sterling and US Dollar pairs. We observed GBP/EUR rising to 1.2120, GBP/USD climbing to 1.27, […]
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 […]
German Economic Decline Raises ECB Rate Cut Tensions as Markets Watch US Consumer Confidence

German economy decreases in the last quarter of 2024 by -0.2%, the decline was forecasted for the largest economy in EU. The main contribution to this downfall of economic growth […]
Sterling’s Strong Week and German Elections

Last week was a positive one for Sterling, with stronger-than-expected employment figures, higher inflation (which pushes back expectations of interest rate cuts), and strong retail sales data. Since much of this […]
Pound Sterling Hits 2025 Highs as Inflation Surges

Pound Sterling is now boasting 2025 highs against the Euro, with the rate being at its best level since January 2nd, due to inflation surprising markets and showing that the […]
Sterling’s Rebound, U.S. Uncertainty, and Key Market Events to Watch This Week

Last week proved to be supportive for Sterling, with an unexpected upside surprise in UK GDP data, showing that the economy grew rather than contracted in the last quarter. This positive momentum, coupled with uncertainty […]
Rising US Inflation Challenges Rate Cut Hopes

US Inflation released yesterday showed an unexpected rise in January with figures climbing to 3% to hit its highest level in six months. This unexpected rise comes one week after […]
Trade War Tensions and Economic Uncertainty Shape Global Outlook

Markets are fairly steady currently, amid Trade War jitters with Donald Trump officially imposing a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports into the US earlier this week. With […]