Pound sinks after dovish Mark Carney speech
Sterling extended losses today, slipping to a one-month low against the dollar, as the Bank of England’s plans to take a “very gradual” approach to raising interest rates sent investors […]
Super Thursday – Rate Rise
Sterling steadied this morning, consolidating some chunky gains this week, especially against the euro, before a historic Bank of England policy decision where it is widely expected to raise interest […]
GBP/EUR at 3 month high
Sterling hit a 3-1/2-month high against the euro on today as investors focused on a Nov. 2 Bank of England policy decision they expect will produce the first interest rate […]
Bank of England Raise Rates?
Sterling consolidated gains today as the market geared up for a rate rise from the Bank of England this week when investors will analyse the bank’s statement for the future […]
Big week ahead for Sterling
Britain’s housing market and consumer economy kept most of their momentum last month, lending figures from the Bank of England showed today, leaving the central bank on track to raise […]
Sterling down slightly against Euro
The British pound slipped against the dollar today, as investors looked cautiously ahead towards a Bank of England policy meeting next week which could see interest rates rise for the […]
Brexit continues to drag Sterling down
Sterling climbed to a 9-day high today as strong growth data boosted expectations the Bank of England would raise interest rates next week. Wednesday’s gross domestic product growth for the […]
UK 3rd Quarter growth beats estimate
Quarterly gross domestic product growth rose to 0.4 percent compared with 0.3 percent growth in the three months to June 2017, the Office for National Statistics said this morning. A […]
Pound hits 2 week low
Britain’s pound skidded to a two-week low this morning amid doubts over the outlook for Bank of England interest rate moves and concerns over Brexit. Sterling has been pushed lower […]
Retail Sales Drop!
British retail sales suffered an unexpectedly sharp slowdown in September, dragging quarterly growth to its weakest annual rate since 2013, suggesting consumer demand remains uncertain as the Bank of England […]