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 >
Daily update
Daily Update
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 >
Pound tentative while in court
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Yesterday’s trading remained relatively tentative, with the pound struggling to break any real barriers. GBPUSD backed well away from 1.25 whil... Read More >
Oil shock to add to the currency conundrum
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As we drift out of the wake of last week's ECB decision and head on in towards the likely larger wave of the Federal Reserve, there are a few t... Read More >
A lively euro and a timid dollar
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We end the week following a choppy day yesterday with the European Central Bank not failing to deliver the expected volatility mentioned yester... Read More >
ECB as easy as -0.1, -0.2, -0.3?
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As the shutdown of parliament commences, the focus for today shifts over to the euro area, and the European Central Bank meeting.
With marke... Read More >