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 […]
November: A very volatile month for the markets
November was a very volatile month mainly due to the U.S. presidential election and issues in the German government, we saw some big moves in FX, we have GBPEUR at […]
BoE officials dial down interest rate cuts
The message sent from Bank of England officials recently of dialling down its monetary policy (interest rate cuts) could well have been confirmed this morning. We saw UK inflation rise […]
UK’s economic growth showcases a slowdown in its third quarter
This morning, we woke up and saw that UK’s economic growth showcased a slowdown in its third quarter. If we rewind back to the first half of 2024, with Q1 […]
Sterling Higher After Volatile Week
Last week was probably the biggest week of the year on financial markets with Trump winning the US Presidential Election, the Bank of England cutting rates by 25 bps and […]