USD Weakens as Tariff Concerns Drive Sell America Trade
In the last two days we have seen a strong indication of weakness for USD. Since Friday both EUR and GBP have taken major advantages to its currency peer. Tuesday […]
Geopolitics Drive Volatility as Markets Face a Pivotal Week Ahead
The weekend has already delivered plenty for markets to digest, with renewed volatility driven by geopolitics rather than economic data. The most notable development has been President Trump’s announcement of […]
US Inflation and Labour Data in Focus Amid Dollar Volatility
Tuesday is a little quieter when it comes to economic data releases. Focus will shift across the Atlantic and US data. A mix of labour data and inflation levels will […]
Markets Focus on German Trade Decline and Key Retail and Jobs Data
Friday started off in the morning session with Germany’s balance of trade. Noticing a decline larger than expected month-on-month. In its previous month, December 2025, Germany recorded a level of […]
Markets Reawaken as Dollar Weakness and Geopolitical Risk Return
The holiday period in both the UK and the US is now behind us, and with it we are seeing liquidity return to the markets and a gradual shift back […]
BoJ Rate Hike Shakes Yen Markets While UK Retail Struggles
Bank of Japan decided to lift interest levels from 0.5% to 0.75%, its highest level since back in 1995. Members from BoJ stated that it is likely to continue raising […]
Central Banks in Focus as Key Rate Decisions Loom
All eyes are today will firmly be on The Bank of England interest rate decision at Midday with a 25 basis-point cut all but guaranteed. The key factor after this […]
UK Inflation Falls Sharply as Rate Cut Expectations Grow
UK Inflation for November has fallen more than expected this morning, providing some much-needed relief for both consumers and households. Inflation had been expected to fall from 3.6% to 3.5%, […]
UK Unemployment Climbs as Markets Brace for Key US Labour Data
UK unemployment rose as expected in October to 5.1%, up from 5%. The unemployment level is now at its highest point since January of 2021, in the peak of the […]
UK Economic Growth Slips as GDP Contracts in October
UK economy growth (GDP) decreased in October. Forecasting suggested an uplift of 0.1%, in reality we saw it shrink by -0.1%. The disappointing figures month-on-month was likely a held back […]