Pound Sterling falls sharply in the early hours of this morning
Pound Sterling fell sharply in the early hours of this morning by 1.4% against The USD before recovering slightly as it is now a matter of a couple of hours […]
What outcomes could the US Election winner have on markets and economic forecasting?
Yesterday was a quiet day for the market in terms of economic releases. It’s a different story for today, with the decider of the US election – with it being […]
Elections & Central Banks In Focus This Week
Following the bond sell off’s last week after the Chancellor’s Autumn budget, the Pound has managed to steady itself going into the new week, as it seems Gilt investors are […]
Pound Sterling drops by roughly 1% against both Euro and US Dollar
The fallout from The UK budget earlier this week has seen Pound Sterling drop by roughly 1% against both The Euro and US Dollar as the biggest tax rises in […]
Sterling has managed to keep above 1.20 against the Euro
Sterling has managed to keep above 1.20 against the Euro but unfortunately slipped below the 1.30 handle against the Dollar. Following a relatively quiet week we saw pretty sideways price […]
Consumer confidence takes a hit this month
Consumer confidence has taken a hit this month, falling one point lower to -21 as The UK’s budget looms ever nearer. This was mainly due to consumers predictions for the […]
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. […]
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
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 […]