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Market Update

This week saw Pound gain strength against the Euro (0.2%) as well as the Dollar (0.76%), following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a deal with the EU to amend the original Northern Ireland Protocol.  This should help resolve some of the tension caused by 2020 post-Brexit arrangements relating to Northern Irelands open border with the […]

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Sterling rose above 1.21 against The USD & rose closer to 1.14 against The EUR after surprisingly better than expected PMI figures for The UK. Strong economical growth within the services sector in February along with lower than expected public sector borrowing were the main drivers behind the climb in GBP. The next week is […]

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Yesterday we saw US PPI (producer price inflation) reach 0.7%, its highest level in 7 months.  We also had four speeches from Federal Reserve members commeting on the economic outlook for the US. Main topic was the view on inflation, unemployment and economic output. In recent weeks there has been speculations about a Fed policy pivot […]

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The USD edged slightly higher against GBP overnight as The Fed Reserve’s meeting minutes seemed to point towards a continuation of their hawkish stance. The minutes indicated that the central bank should eventually slow the pace of aggressive rate hikes, however The Federal Reserve are still intent on having high interest rates until further evidence […]

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The USD surged by over 2% against both EUR & GBP after The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a further 75 basis points last night, the fourth such rate hike in a row. Taking current interest rates in America to 4%. Comments made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell afterwards however was the main contributor […]

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Sterling slipped to a new two-week trough after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reiterated that the central bank would end its emergency bond-buying program on Friday and told pension fund managers to finish rebalancing their positions within that time frame. However, the pound rebounded slightly after a report in the Financial Times said the […]

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Fitch has downgraded the UK’s government debt rating to “negative” from “stable” following the mini-budget. The ratings agency warned that the “large and unfunded fiscal package” could lead to a significant increase in the government’s deficits over the medium term. The large and unfunded fiscal package announced as part of the new government’s growth plan […]

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Global stocks rallied for a second day, after Britain’s decision to ditch part of a controversial tax-cut plan and slightly paler expectations for aggressive central bank action returned some confidence to investors. UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday announced the government would back down on reversing a tax break for top earners that formed […]

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