GBP Slips as UK Unemployment Rises

There has been activity on markets in the early session of Tuesday. It all commenced at 7am when UK released unemployment rate. Month-on-month we saw an uplift of 0.1% to […]
Markets Rocked by Tariff Shock as Trump Reignites Trade War Fears

Markets were shaken late on Friday after President Trump announced plans to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, reigniting fears of a global trade war. The move sent shockwaves across asset […]
Fed Turns Dovish While BoE Edges Toward Cuts

After a turbulent week packed with central bank decisions, the days ahead look relatively calmer, but by no means without interest. The Federal Reserve delivered a 25bps cut as expected, while also […]
UK Economy Flat in July Ahead of Key Central Bank Meetings

There was no expansion for the UK economy in July seeing it flatlined at 0%. After positive signs in Q2 for the UK economy, expectations where that the second half […]
ONS Delay Japan Inflation Falls Powell Speech in Focus

What was supposed to be a morning of UK retail sales, will now take place on the 5th of September. This was announced two days ago, as The Office for […]
Sterling Rises on BoE Split Decision as Tariff Tensions Escalate

It did not come to anyone surprise that Bank of England did lower its interest rate by a quarter of a percent yesterday. Now sitting at a base rate of […]
Pound Strengthens as EU-US Trade Deal Progresses and ECB Decision Looms

Pound-Euro has been helped further over the past 24 hours as details of a pending trade deal between the U.S & Europe is getting closer to being agreed. Reports suggest […]
Surprise UK Inflation Spike Adds Pressure to Bank of England

UK Inflation has yet again surprised markets this morning, rising to 3.6% as economic troubles continue. This unexpected rise in inflation has now given The Bank of England a headache […]
UK GDP Contracts Again: Pressure Mounts on BoE as Growth Falters

We noticed a second consecutive contraction for economic growth in the UK this morning. After a sharp fall back in April of -0.3%, forecast suggested an uplift of 0.1% in […]
Bank of England Holds Rates as Economic Pressures Mount

The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 4.25% during its policy meeting yesterday but signalled a growing appetite for easing in the near term. Notably, three members of […]