All eyes on Fed meeting this evening
Sterling steadied today after data showed the number of people in work in Britain falling but wages growing, as investors focused on a Federal Reserve meeting later in the day […]
Big week ahead for Sterling
Sterling edged up this morning, recovering some ground lost last week as investors braced for what is shaping up to be a busy week with the latest top-tier UK economic […]
UK industrial output poor
Sterling posted its biggest slide in two months on Wednesday after poor British industrial output data added to the sense that a month-long recovery in the currency may have run […]
Thursday is key for the Euro
The euro held steady near a 3-week high today while bets on market volatility stayed close to their highest since June’s Brexit vote ahead of this week’s European Central Bank […]
Euro drops due to Italian Referendum result
The euro rebounded from 21-month lows today, clawing back almost all the ground it had lost overnight after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi conceded defeat in a referendum on plans […]
Construction PMI stronger than expectations
Growth in Britain’s construction industry unexpectedly touched an eight-month high in November, but its costs rocketed at the fastest pace since 2011, fuelled by sterling’s slump after the June vote […]
UK Consumer confidence falls
Sterling steadied in the middle of a 3-cent range it has held for most of the past month this morning. Confidence among British consumers fell in November to its lowest […]
Sterling falls as euro gains ahead of Draghi speech
Sterling touched a two-week high against the dollar but slid back against the euro this morning, with the day’s focus likely to be European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi’s testimony […]
Pound boosted by PM comments
Sterling surged more than a cent against the dollar yesterday and to its highest since early September versus the euro as the market processed Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest hints […]
US Election day today – Volatility in the Dollar expected
Sterling rose this morning in early trade against a nervous dollar as the perceived status quo candidate Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump approached the finishing line in a tight presidential […]