GBP Takes Further Losses Against Both The Euro and USD
We have seen GBP taking further losses in Friday’s morning session against both the EUR and USD after UK retail sales were released this morning. British retail sales were expected […]
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, […]
UK Bond Yields Surge as Sterling Slides
The first full week of the year was not short on volatility, with bond yields in the UK surging beyond 5%. This sharp rise reflects investor concerns about the UK […]
Pound Sterling Declines Over 1% Against Most Major Currencies
Pound Sterling has lost ground by over 1% against the majority of currencies after it emerged yesterday that Government debt and borrowing costs have risen to their highest levels since […]
US Dollar Gains Strength After Volatile Start in the First Week of 2025
The first trading week of 2025 has seen more US Dollar strength after a volatile start to the week. On Monday we saw markets react to speculation that Trump wouldn’t […]
Sterling Trends, Key Data Releases, and Market Insights for 2025
Sterling’s Early-Year Sell-Off The first week of 2025 began with a Sterling sell-off on January 2nd. Interestingly, this has happened consistently over the past seven years. However, history suggests that […]
Fed cuts rates by 25bps, pausing further reductions for the coming months
Last week was a pretty volatile week from a Sterling and Dollar perspective- with both central banks having their interest rate decision within 24 hours of each other. The Fed […]
Federal Reserve reduces interest rates by 25 basis-points
The US Dollar has risen across the board overnight after we saw The Federal Reserve reduce their interest rates by 25 basis-points, which would usually weaken the currency. However, due […]
UK Sees First Earnings Growth Acceleration in Over a Year
Average earnings in for the UK saw a growth of acceleration for the first time in more than a year reaching 5.2%. In the last month average earnings came in […]
Sterling finishes the week on a downbeat note after disappointing UK GDP figures
Sterling ended the week on a pretty negative note following weak UK GDP data with GBPEUR falling to 1.20, and GBPUSD falling to 1.26. The biggest concern with the data […]