Public net borrowing sweeps past official forecasts
Ahead of the UK autumn budget that will be released in the end of this month – we saw public net borrowing sweep past official forecasts. Borrowing rose to 16.6billion […]
ECB lowered their borrowing costs by 25 basis points
ECB lowered their borrowing costs by 25 basis points to a base rate of 3.75% yesterday – which didn’t come as a surprise and markets were unchanged at the announcement. […]
Bigger than expected UK inflation drop
The pound tumbled after softer-than-expected UK inflation data emboldened investors to bet on more aggressive interest-rate cuts from the Bank of England. Sterling slid 0.6% to $1.2990, its lowest level […]
UK Unemployment Rate Improves
This morning we saw a slight improvement for UK unemployment in the last three months leading up to August. ONS (Office for National Statistics) did forecast a level of 4.1% […]
This week we have a few data releases of note
plenty of news out of the Bank of England and the Fed which will dictate decisions in November, and a lot of economic news to sink our teeth into- overall […]
Market Update
Last week was very encouraging for Sterling bulls with GBPEUR rising above 1.17 and GBPUSD rising above 1.29. Retail sales coming in strong on Friday closed off the week perfectly […]
Market Update
UK Inflation has jumped back above 2% as expected, however it hasn’t climbed as much with headline numbers showing inflation at 2.2%. The dilemma facing the Bank of England over […]
Market Update
The Australian Dollar has strengthened overnight against a number of currencies after Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock stated that central bank wouldn’t hesitate to hike interest rates again if inflation […]
Market Update
Since end of last week GBP has lost battles against its peers, noticing big losses against both the EUR and USD. Yesterday and in this morning session, we have seen […]
Market Update
Pound Sterling has suffered more losses this morning against major currency pairs, as it now looks increasingly likely that an Interest Rate cut by the Bank of England will be […]