ECB Rate Cut, German Retail Slump & US PCE in Focus

There were no surprises yesterday when the European Central Bank lowered their interest rates levels by 25 basis points, down to a base rate of 2.9%. Even if the decision […]
Trump Trade Unwinds and Key Economic Events to Watch

Last week, we saw the “Trump Trade” unwind as the Dollar softened on speculation that President Trump’s tariff policies may not be as aggressive as initially feared. This shift led […]
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, […]
Sterling Gains on Lower Inflation

Pound Sterling has had a bit of a reprieve this morning with December Inflation figures coming in surprisingly lower than initial forecasts had predicted. Inflation was expected to hit 2.6% […]
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 […]
Market Update
This morning has seen some much needed relief provided for GBP against it’s major currency peers, USD & EUR in particular with GBP climbing around 0.5% against both currencies after […]
Market Update
After a fairly positive week for Sterling, December’s Retail Sales put a halt to this run with poor figures recorded last month. This evidently came as a shock to the […]
Market Update
Stronger than expected U.S Retail Sales in December has helped to keep the US Dollar elevated near a 5-week high against the major currency pairs, with Interest Rate cut expectations […]
Market Update
Sterling slipped this morning and is on track for its biggest daily drop in a week as UK economy contracted by 0.5% in July, a worse than expected 0.2% contraction […]