Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Rate Hikes, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- October 27, 2023
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No surprises yesterday when ECB (European Central Bank) decided to hold rates at 4.5%. President Christine Lagarde mentioned that there could be further actions in the future but that current market situation did not require monetary actions. In September we saw inflation levels drop drastically for a number of European nations. Market speculations is now […]
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- October 26, 2023
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Australia’s inflation yesterday has shown signs of a continued struggle to drop quick enough, with inflation mainly boosted by higher petrol prices, adding further fuel to the Interest Rate question for The Reserve Bank of Australia. So far, The RBA have left their rates unchanged at 4.1% for the past four months, but prior to […]
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Market Update
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- October 20, 2023
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GBP struggling to keep pace against the EUR this week, currently hovering around 1.1450. Yesterday raised concerns after a number of pension funds find that the government’s plan lacked investment opportunities and also expressed their concern of the risk sentiment when it came to sectors. Markets were quick to react, speculating that liquidity will be […]
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Market Update
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- October 13, 2023
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Throughout this week both GBP and EUR have outperformed the USD, until Thursday afternoon. Strong inflation data was released for the US and the trajectory for a potential further rate hike from the Federal Reserve is back on the table, at least that’s the market census for now. GBP/USD opened at 1.2318 on Thursday and […]
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- October 5, 2023
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Sterling rebounded yesterday to give the currency some much needed relief after continued pressure against both EUR & USD most notably over the past 8 weeks. Septembers PMI Survey for the economy came out considerably higher than first estimates suggested, touching 48.5 against forecasts of 46.8. The underwhelming first estimates was one of the reasons […]
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Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Rate Hikes, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- October 4, 2023
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The pound rose against the dollar for the first time in almost a week, in line with a retreat in the U.S. currency, and after a survey showed UK business activity was less subdued than initially feared in September. The final reading of S&P Global UK Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell in September to […]
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Market Update
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- October 3, 2023
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The British pound suffered its worst month against the U.S. dollar for a year in September, and strategists show little optimism for the rest of the year, as growth expectations weaken once again. Sterling fell 3.75% against the dollar through the month, logging a decline not seen since the end of last summer. The pound […]
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Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Budget, Currency, Dollar, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Rate Hikes, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- October 2, 2023
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The month ended with GBPEUR at 1.1530 and GBPUSD at 1.22- over all the month of September was not very supportive for the Sterling and we saw a lot of weakness to end the quarter- although we have also seen a weaker Euro alongside a weaker Pound, it seems traders have found more value shorting […]
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Market Update
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- September 28, 2023
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GBP/USD continued its struggle around the 1.21 area after yesterday’s strong performance from The Dollar. This was mainly due to 10 year Bond’s in The US touching 4.5% for the first time since 2007 and therefore bringing even more support to The USD. Early this morning Australia’s Retail Sales figures for August were released, with […]
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Market Update
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- September 27, 2023
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The main talking point across the currency market is that of the Dollar gaining significant strength against both Sterling and Euro. 10yr Treasury bond yields in the US rose by more than 10 basis points and above 4.5% for the first time since 2007. Investors are pricing in that interest rates will remain higher for […]
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