Cracks appear in the cult of Farage
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Yesterday, sterling tentatively pushed to the 1.1700 mark against the euro for the first time since May as, once again, strong polling data sig... Read More >
Economic updates
A Deadline day deal?
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Today at 4pm GMT, nominations for the candidates of all political parties and independents must be selected in all of the UK’s constituencies w... Read More >
Inflation Day
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We start today off with some dramatic moves overnight. The EURUSD has opened below 1.10 amidst pricing in of dollar data and tariff anticipatio... Read More >
UK avoids recession, Germany up next
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Yesterday began with a somewhat downbeat reading on the UK figure front, as GDP grew at its slowest rate in Q3 since 2010, with a stronger July... Read More >
Trade negotiations find further friction
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We start the week off in the wake of the dovish report from Bank of England, with a GBPUSD rate opening just under 1.28, and GBPEUR still holding... Read More >
What to make of the Bank of England and the future of Sterling
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Yesterday, the markets showed they still hold a clear relationship with the macroeconomic fundamentals around currency, rather than just the re... Read More >
Focus falls back on the banks
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Today in the UK, the focus will shift from the opening phases of the election campaign and instead focus upon the Bank of England’s brand new M... Read More >
On your Marx
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As the starting gun was officially fired starting the UK election race last night, the pound took a good step up across the board as the first ... Read More >
Trump eases trade tensions
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Yesterday was another game of guess the severity of the US/China trade dispute, with the haven Japanese Yen depreciation sh... Read More >
First speech for ECB’s Lagarde
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We start the week off a bit more data focused, as early European PMI figures have given the Euro a slow start, losing about 0.2% against the US... Read More >