Rampant retail sales salvage sterling’s week
Off the back of the softer-than-expected UK inflation data last Tuesday, sterling looked set for a week in which it would concede ground to both the dollar and ... Read More >
Nick Jones
World First on the ‘Online Currency Power 100’ list
Not only are World First leading the way when it comes to making the process of currency transfers, easier and better for everyone, but the foreign exchange exp... Read More >
Calls for rate hikes are premature
Last week’s growth number in the UK was the clearest sign in a long time that we are starting to see a recovery here in Blighty. We remain, however, in the mids... Read More >
Did you make it into work despite the storm?
So who made it into work yesterday after the great storm of 2013? If you work in London or the southern half of the UK, and you said yes, then hats of to you (t... Read More >
Carney’s first inflation report to set tone for sterling
The Bank of England decisions last week may have been lower-key than Mark Carney’s inaugural MPC meeting, but the pound was shored-up by the revelation that the... Read More >
‘National Champions’, World First, to represent UK at European Business Awards
The European Business Awards has announced today that World First will represent the UK as a National Champion in the 2013/14 Awards. They beat off some stiff c... Read More >
UK GDP growth confirms long road ahead
A glance at sterling’s trajectory versus the dollar over the last seven days portrays an overly positive account of the UK economy, following the preliminary gr... Read More >
“I’m sorry… you are not held in a queue and this is a real person speaking.”
Sick and tired of waiting on hold for an eternity and dealing with robotic voices?
With our new ‘three rings’ pledge, at least one UK company is d... Read More >
Sterling retreats after Fed points to the exit
The days of central bank “unlimited” bond buying being the weapon of choice in the monetary-easing war-chest appear to be numbered. Although the Bank of England... Read More >
King’s parting words fall on deaf ears
Data from the Eurozone and the US last week put UK releases in the shade, as the market attempted to grapple with the underlying cause of the rise in the dollar... Read More >
