USD higher despite global opposition to Trump tariff plans
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USD: Trading it for what?
Opposition to President Trump’s plans for tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States has increa... Read More >
Economic updates
New month, same issues
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EUR: Slowing
Inflation disappointed in the Eurozone yesterday and limited the upside available to the single currency. We noted at the beginning... Read More >
2 pints of limbo and a packet of crisps
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GBP: What is your custom?
The Brexit debate on the Customs union took some of the wind out of the pound’s sails yesterday but th... Read More >
Why is the US dollar so weak?
One of the defining characteristics of the early weeks of 2018 has been weakness in the US dollar. In fact, of the 35 trading days that have taken place so far ... Read More >
Dollar weak as we wait on inflation
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GBP: Inflation holds up and keeps a May hike in play
UK CPI remained at 3% in January according to the latest numbers from the Office of Nat... Read More >
Quiet start to a key week
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GBP: Sterling lower as Brexit reality punctures rate thoughts
Friday undid all of the positivity seen in sterling crosses by Thursday’s Bank... Read More >
Sterling dips as we wait on the Bank of England
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GBP: Watch the voting records
Today is the first Super Thursday of the year and the Bank of England will weigh in on interest rates at noon.... Read More >
A correction and not a collapse
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USD: Little storm in a big tea cup
Despite the headlines on global news bulletins, currency markets are yet to really react in a similar fas... Read More >
GBPUSD back below 1.40
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GBP: Impact assessments having exactly that
Sterling was the worst performing currency in the G10 yesterday. The weakness came on very littl... Read More >
Dollar pushes back ahead of Fed meeting
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USD: Can the dollar recover?
Last week was an aggressive one for the US dollar with comments from Commerce and Treasury Secretaries Ross and... Read More >