UK Services slowed due to bad weather
The weather over the last month had a big impact on British services businesses, which grew at the slowest rate since just after the vote to leave the European Union […]
UK Construction lower than expected
Sterling was on track for its fourth consecutive day of gains against the dollar on Wednesday as traders paused ahead of a survey of Britain’s construction sector. However, the construction […]
Sterling gains as dollar continues to weaken
Sterling gained this morning as the dollar fell and data showed British manufacturing gaining a little bit of momentum ahead of an expected interest rate rise in May. Manufacturing growth […]
Dollar Recovers
Britain’s current account deficit was revised down sharply on Thursday by the country’s statistics office in a set of data which also confirmed the economy slowed slightly in late 2017. […]
Sterling recovers from recent losses
Yesterday the most volatile currency in the market was the pound, with GBPUSD dropping sharply before recovering, perhaps on the back of news that the UK will offer a resolution […]
Euro gains as dollar weakens
The euro rose to a new five-week high this morning, mainly due to dollar weakness prompting investors to put their money into the Eurozone. Global markets were shaken this month […]
Sterling up after May rate rise on the cards
The pound rallied last week after Britain secured itself a Brexit transition deal with the European Union, official data showed British workers’ wages growing at their fastest rate in nearly […]
Pound hits 7 week highs
The pound to a 7-week high this morning as for the Bank of England meeting at which the central bank is expected to talk up a rate rise in May. […]
UK wage data beats expectations
The pound rose this morning after the latest UK jobs report showed that wage growth picked up, fuelling expectations for a rate hike by the Bank of England, possibly as […]
UK Inflation lower than expected
The British pound dropped off slightly after data showed UK inflation slowed more than forecast in February, the first in a series of economic reports due during a week when […]