US Data Reopens with a Packed Day of Key Releases
Tuesday almost looking a little like a field day of US data in the afternoon. Since the reopening of US government, postponed data releases will now be rolled out. A […]
Renewed Stability for Global Markets After US Government Reopens
Last week finally brought a degree of relief to global markets as the US government ended its shutdown after several tense weeks of political deadlock. The reopening restores some certainty […]
Fiscal Signals Shake GBP Before US Data Takes Centre Stage
Friday started off with downward pressure for GBP after Rachel Reeve said that for the autumn budget the government might avoid increasing income tax. With a potential policy shift so […]
UK Growth Slows as Markets Await Bank of England Rate Decision
Poor economic performance in The UK continues to gather momentum over the past three months as the economy grew by a meagre 0.1%. More importantly, the three months from July […]
Markets Catch Their Breath After Volatile Weeks Ahead of Key UK Data
After a hectic few weeks of central bank decisions, inflation data, and political noise, this week finally looks set to offer a brief pause for breath. The docket is notably […]
Sterling Under Pressure as BoE Holds and Reeves Signals Fiscal Tightening
It’s been another turbulent week for the Pound, as both monetary and fiscal headlines out of the UK triggered sharp market reactions. Between the Bank of England’s closely contested rate […]
Sterling Under Pressure Ahead of Bank of England Decision
Sterling remained under pressure this morning as investors positioned themselves ahead of the Bank of England’s policy announcement. Markets are currently pricing in a one-in-three chance of an interest rate […]
Sterling Slides as Reeves Announces Surprise Income Tax Rise
Sterling fell to its corresponding G10 pairs after Rachel Reeves held an unscheduled announcement confirming that she will raise income taxes, this was one of the main manifesto pledges that […]
UK Growth Downgrade and Sterling Rebounds
A quick recap on yesterday’s budget, with the main takeaways being that real GDP growth for 2025 has been downgraded to 1% (notably from 2%) from initial predictions in the […]
Pound Sterling loses further ground against both Euro & US Dollar
Pound Sterling has lost further ground against both The Euro & US Dollar this morning after it has emerged that UK GDP figures in November undershot expectations of 0.2% growth, […]