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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Rate Hikes, Sterling
- July 4, 2023
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Sterling steadied as traders wait for service sector data due on Wednesday and ponder whether any positive impact from expected higher interest rates on the British currency has run its course. Amid fears that more expected rate hikes by the Bank of England (BoE) could slow the British economy further, traders are awaiting PMI service […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Rate Hikes, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- June 23, 2023
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With Bank of England raising rates yesterday by 50 basis points, we saw flash movements on the market first by a spike against both the USD and EUR. It later settled in and around the area where rates were held before its meeting. Normally a rate hike is good for its currency, so how come […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Budget, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- June 22, 2023
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Sterling has continued to lose ground against both EUR & USD following on from yesterday’s report showing that The UK’s net debt has now surpassed 100% of GDP levels. Sterling had initially climbed just shy of 0.5% after the release of May’s inflation reading, surprising the markets which had anticipated a slight drop. This has […]
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- June 21, 2023
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UK Core Inflation figures were forecasted to remain unchanged at 6.8% but came out 0.3% higher. MoM inflation also released 0.3% higher to previous levels. Despite inflation consecutively falling over the last quarter from 10.4% in February, 10.1% in March, 8.7% in April (lowest since March 2022), this is the second month in a […]
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- June 8, 2023
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The US Dollar has remained near it’s recent two-month high with next week’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision looming. The Central Bank is widely expected to pause its year-long interest rate hiking cycle, but expectations are increasing on the possibility that this pause will be temporary, with a potential rate hike in July still on […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, Inflation, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- June 7, 2023
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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 prompted upgrades to the economic outlook for the current year. Meanwhile, the slower-than-expected moderation in UK inflation in April has raised the odds of a […]
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- June 5, 2023
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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 on Friday. The dollar index – which tracks the greenback against six peers – came off the boil last week, after some Fed officials voiced […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, Inflation, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- June 1, 2023
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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. This is welcome news for The European Central Bank, but it also more or less confirms an end to their rate hike cycle. Sticking with […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- May 30, 2023
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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 yet. Naturally, this helped push the GBPEUR rate higher into the 1.15 area- but unfortunately, this did not reflect in GBPUSD prices, much due to […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- May 18, 2023
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The US Dollar has strengthened further overnight after a continued standoff in negotiations surrounding the debt ceiling in The States. The current debt limit is $31.4 Trillion and concerns have been raised that a recession could be looming large in The US if no agreement can be reached. There is of course some hope that […]
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