Dollar gains as oil goes negative
Round one of the video link Brexit negotiations kicked off yesterday between the UK and Europe, continuing over this week. Various teams from both sides are sch... Read More >
Daily update
Daily Update
Thrifty response hurts sterling
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Despite the huge rate cut and stimulus package launched by the US yesterday, the pound could still not find a leg a stand on, as it continued t... Read More >
Fed slashes to zero
In the early hours of this morning, the Federal Bank in America took historic action to slash interest rates to 0%, setting the scene for one of the most volati... Read More >
Sterling hits choppy waters
It appears the UK has kicked off the new week with Sterling following the same rhetoric from last week. GBP is down across the board, with the key 1.29 GBPUSD l... 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 >
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 >
Federal Reserve Hangover, and A Moody Start for the Rand
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Yesterday proved an active day in the markets, with the Federal Reserve rate cut implications and a hawkish sentiment around the lack of necessi... Read More >
A big data day ahead
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Today will see the release of a slew of economic and central bank releases globally; starting with the UK at 09:30, Europe at 10:00 and then fi... Read More >