Sterling’s busy August
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GBP finished July with gains across the board to conclude the month, finishing the week as the best performing major currency. Throughout July,... Read More >
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Starting on the back foot
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The British pound has once again found itself opening the week on the back foot, recording six days of losses against the euro in the last eigh... 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 >
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 >
Third time lucky for Boris?
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The pound remains relatively unphased upon market open following the decision to extend the Brexit deadline till the end of January, whilst Bor... Read More >
Uncertainty reigns
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I can only hope that everyone heeded my warning before the weekend political television shows, as once again, the Andrew Marr show offered a pl... Read More >
How long can this continue?
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USD: Give thanks for a pause
It is Thanksgiving in the United States today with the majority of market participants taking an extra day to make ... Read More >
The business end of Brexit
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GBP: Carry on regardless
Despite a weekend of rumour, we are no closer to knowing what happens next. For example, we don’t know how many letters... Read More >
What the latest Bank of England meeting means for the pound
We are still picking through the tea leaves of Thursday’s Bank of England meeting but the reaction in sterling markets was hardly circumspect and has left us ha... Read More >
Ask the Economist: Jeremy Cook answers some burning market questions
Where will GBP EUR be one year from now? Are we likely to hit parity?
While sterling has made gains since its early year lows against the dollar, it has remai... Read More >