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 […]
Dollar hits 2 week high
The dollar was trading near two-week highs against a basket of the other major currencies on Tuesday as speculation over who will be the next the chairman of the Federal […]
Brexit negotiations are main sterling driver
Sterling exchange rates have been stuck in limbo due to comments made by EU officials following recent Brexit negotiations- fortunately, Donald Tusk (EU Council President) announced that recent comments made […]
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 […]
UK pay growth lags behind Inflation
Sterling got only a temporary boost from data showing British wage growth edged above forecasts this morning, rising briefly against the dollar before dropping off again. British pay growth has […]
UK Inflation hits a 5 year high
UK inflation rises to its highest level in 5 and a half years last month, according to official data released at 9:30am this morning that could make the Bank of […]
Euro drops on stimulus speculation
The euro slipped this morning after posting its biggest weekly rise in a month as traders took profits, though markets were wary of chasing the currency lower before a European […]