Dollar Uncertainty, Sterling Struggles, and Global Tariff Tensions
Dollar uncertainty and volatility has continued into Wednesday as traders were still left guessing on the Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs and what impact this may have on trading partners. […]
Sterling Gains on Lower Inflation
Pound Sterling has had a bit of a reprieve this morning with December Inflation figures coming in surprisingly lower than initial forecasts had predicted. Inflation was expected to hit 2.6% […]
UK Bond Yields Surge as Sterling Slides
The first full week of the year was not short on volatility, with bond yields in the UK surging beyond 5%. This sharp rise reflects investor concerns about the UK […]
Fed cuts rates by 25bps, pausing further reductions for the coming months
Last week was a pretty volatile week from a Sterling and Dollar perspective- with both central banks having their interest rate decision within 24 hours of each other. The Fed […]
Federal Reserve reduces interest rates by 25 basis-points
The US Dollar has risen across the board overnight after we saw The Federal Reserve reduce their interest rates by 25 basis-points, which would usually weaken the currency. However, due […]
UK Inflation rises for a second consecutive month in November
Inflation in The UK has risen for a second consecutive month in November, moving further away from The Bank of England’s two percent target as last month saw a fairly […]
UK Sees First Earnings Growth Acceleration in Over a Year
Average earnings in for the UK saw a growth of acceleration for the first time in more than a year reaching 5.2%. In the last month average earnings came in […]
Sterling finishes the week on a downbeat note after disappointing UK GDP figures
Sterling ended the week on a pretty negative note following weak UK GDP data with GBPEUR falling to 1.20, and GBPUSD falling to 1.26. The biggest concern with the data […]
European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points
European Central Bank cut their interest rates yesterday by 25 basis points – leading up to their meeting there was a split view whether it could potentially be even 50 […]
Michel Barnier ousted as Prime Minister as he loses no-confidence vote
Last night we eventually saw Michel Barnier ousted as Prime Minister as he lost the no-confidence vote after his attempt to push through his social security policy came up against […]