Market Update

After a great run of outperformance since February, UK economic data has generally underwhelmed since mid-May, according to analysts. Nevertheless, the strong-than-expected data since the start of the year has […]

Market Update

The dollar edged up against major peers today, as markets priced in around a 1-in-4 chance of the U.S. Federal Reserve raising benchmark rates this month after robust jobs data […]

Market Update

The dollar headed for its largest weekly fall since mid-January as the view took hold among investors that the Federal Reserve will forgo an interest rate hike this month, which […]

Market Data

GBP/EUR is still staying healthy above 1.16, the highest it’s been since December 2022. This is mainly due to German states inflation cooling more than expected over the past month. […]

Market Update

The last week was pretty volatile for markets- with traders now pricing in more BoE hikes this year (Expected to reach 5.5%) following inflation data showing no sign of cooling […]

Market Update

The pound slipped against a strengthening dollar on Wednesday and maintained its losses after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reiterated, he expected price pressures to ease, as soon as […]

Market Update

The pound dropped a little this morning after a rise in Britain’s jobless numbers suggested fewer Bank of England rate increases could be needed in the coming months to bring […]

Market Update

The BoE delivered as expected a 25 bps hike last week with a relatively positive outlook, with a recession no longer on the cards in the UK and inflation expected […]

Market Update

GBP continued its hot streak against both The EUR & The USD yesterday as both currency pairs hit one year highs, with GBP/EUR closing yesterday’s session just above 1.15, whilst […]

Market Update

Last week was pretty eventful with both the ECB and the Fed confirming 25 bps rises as expected, the key takeaways is that the Fed will probably pause for now […]