The Reserve bank of Australia decides to hold rates at bay
The Reserve bank of Australia decided to hold rates at bay, currently at a base level of 4.35%. No surprise as it was convincing percentages that there would be a […]
President Macron commits to appointing a PM to pass the next budget
Last week French politics took the spotlight with a vote of no confidence resulting in the current Government being dissolved. Upon PM Barniner’s exit, there has been much positive movement […]
A rebound in the EUR against both the GBP and USD
Yesterday we did see a bounce back for the EUR against GBP and USD, with the latter seeing movements of up to 0.7% in favour for the EUR. After a […]
Michel Barnier ousted as Prime Minister as he loses no-confidence vote
Last night we eventually saw Michel Barnier ousted as Prime Minister as he lost the no-confidence vote after his attempt to push through his social security policy came up against […]
Euro has continued to be under pressure ahead of the no-confidence vote against the French Prime Minister
This morning The Euro has continued to be under pressure ahead of the no-confidence vote against the French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Lawmakers are set to begin debating the social […]
France votes against Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s budget
France voted against prime minister Michel Barnier’s budget yesterday – now leaving months of political uncertainty again. It’s not the first time this year we have seen political chaos in […]
November: A very volatile month for the markets
November was a very volatile month mainly due to the U.S. presidential election and issues in the German government, we saw some big moves in FX, we have GBPEUR at […]
Continued downfall in Germany’s Retail Sales
It might seem like a common topic or view for the moment – but we will commence this morning acknowledging Germany. It’s been a dire time for Germany’s economy to […]
German confidence vote set to take place on January 15th next year
Earlier this morning we saw economic sentiment and consumer confidence for Europe both fare slightly worse again than previous, which shouldn’t come as a surprise when considering the economic difficulties […]
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts interest rates by 50 basis points
Overnight The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut their interest rates by 50 basis points, bringing their rates down to 4.25%. Surprisingly the New Zealand Dollar rose by almost 1% […]