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 >
Sterling
GBP freshfaced after 3rd best week in 40 years
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GBP: Mistaken for Doves
The drive higher for sterling from Thursday’s Bank of England meeting was continued on Friday by a speech by Bank of... Read More >
Sterling still hurting
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UK: Pay higher but will sales follow?
Sterling stabilised yesterday following a higher than expected wage release suggesting that the pain o... Read More >
Where Will GBP/USD Exchange Rates Be 1 Year From Now? Politics vs Central Banks
GBP USD Exchange Rate Forecast 2017 - 2018
The past 12 months have been momentous for both the UK and the US and, naturally, two events in particular – the vot... Read More >
Ask our Chief Economist: UK pre-election outlook
In preparation for the general election next month, World First’s Chief Economist, Jeremy Cook, answers your most pressing questions on the outlook for the UK e... Read More >
Your five point guide to European property
Could now be a good time to sell your overseas property? What impact are weak sterling, the Brexit vote and Trump having on the market? And, where are the best ... Read More >
ECB and US jobs shockwaves felt prior to BOE’s Inflation Report
Sterling really isn't a master of its own destiny at the moment, with movements on its major crosses dependent on the stream of developments emerging from both ... Read More >
Calls for rate hikes are premature
Last week’s growth number in the UK was the clearest sign in a long time that we are starting to see a recovery here in Blighty. We remain, however, in the mids... Read More >
Carney’s first inflation report to set tone for sterling
The Bank of England decisions last week may have been lower-key than Mark Carney’s inaugural MPC meeting, but the pound was shored-up by the revelation that the... Read More >
UK GDP growth confirms long road ahead
A glance at sterling’s trajectory versus the dollar over the last seven days portrays an overly positive account of the UK economy, following the preliminary gr... Read More >