Pound continues gains
The pound is poised for its biggest weekly rise in a month against the dollar as investors became cautiously optimistic that Britain would strike a deal at a summit next […]
Pound up against dollar & euro
The dollar was pinned near one-week lows against a basket of major currencies today as concerns over trade protectionism and political turmoil in Washington continued to weigh. Investors continued to […]
Sterling gains after budget update
The pound has gained this morning as the dollar was dumped by investors as data showed U.S. consumer price inflation in February cooled and President Donald Trump said he had […]
UK Budget update today
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond will give his Spring Budget update today. Traditionally a major set-piece event, its importance has now been downgraded. The main Budget statement now […]
UK economic growth slows further
British citizens stopped spending as much in February, giving the weakest start to the year since 2012, figures from payments company Visa showed, raising the prospects that the broader economy […]
No Deal
Sterling weakened against the Dollar yesterday on worries that Britain might not manage to clinch a transition deal with the European Union at a summit later this month. Even against […]
All eyes on the ECB meeting today
Sterling hit a three-month low against the euro before recovering again, this happened as the release of the European Union’s draft guidelines for a future trade deal with Britain underlined […]
Brexit negotiations control Sterling
The UK focus is likely to be on developments in the Brexit negotiations. The EU-27 countries will discuss the European Commission’s draft guidelines on future EU-UK relations before European Council […]
Sterling volatile after May’s speech
The euro is lower this morning as results from Italy pointed to a far messier than expected outcome, with a strong showing for anti-establishment parties and no groupings looking strong […]
All eyes on May’s speech
Sterling steadied close to a seven-week low against the dollar today, all eyes are on a speech from Prime Minister Theresa May on her plans for a trade deal with […]