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 […]
Inflation, GDP, and Central Bank Signals Set the Tone for FX This Week
Last week was a volatile yet relatively predictable one, with markets digesting further tariff announcements from President Trump and the Bank of England’s 25bps interest rate cut. Despite these developments, Sterling ended […]
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 […]
US Job Growth Boosts Dollar and BoE Rate Cuts Loom Over Sterling
Yesterday we saw ADP Employment Change figures released in The US for January, with 183,000 extra jobs being created from previously. This was an extra 33,000 than forecast and brought […]
Euro Rebounds as Tariff Fears Ease
Trump tariff unpredictability has led to a recovery for the Euro against the US Dollar, regaining 2% to climb above 1.04 since Monday. The currency pair had initially dropped to […]
Trump’s Tariff Shock and What to Watch for GBP, USD, and EUR
Last week was relatively uneventful, with no surprises from the Fed, ECB, or Bank of Canada. But just as markets were settling into a steady rhythm, President Trump shook things up […]
Dollar Uncertainty, Sterling Struggles, and Global Tariff Tensions
Dollar uncertainty and volatility has continued into Wednesday as traders were still left guessing on the Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs and what impact this may have on trading partners. […]
Sterling Gains on Lower Inflation
Pound Sterling has had a bit of a reprieve this morning with December Inflation figures coming in surprisingly lower than initial forecasts had predicted. Inflation was expected to hit 2.6% […]
UK Bond Yields Surge as Sterling Slides
The first full week of the year was not short on volatility, with bond yields in the UK surging beyond 5%. This sharp rise reflects investor concerns about the UK […]
Fed cuts rates by 25bps, pausing further reductions for the coming months
Last week was a pretty volatile week from a Sterling and Dollar perspective- with both central banks having their interest rate decision within 24 hours of each other. The Fed […]