Dollar Steadies, Sterling Drops
The dollar steadied against its peers early this morning after the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes took the wind out of its advance, with the market awaiting comments by central […]
Growth is services sector falls
Growth across British services companies fell to a four-month low in June and companies were their least optimistic in nearly a year, according to a survey that could disappoint Bank […]
50% chance of a UK rate rise
The pound recorded its best weekly performance against the dollar in almost eight months last week. It climbed almost 2.5 percent to reach as high as $1.3030 after BoE Governor […]
Pound Rebounds
Sterling hit a six-week high above $1.30 today, close to its highest levels in nine months, on bets that British interest rates could be hiked in the coming months. The […]
Pound hits $1.30 after positive UK Data
Sterling climbed close to $1.30 today, hitting its highest since before Britain’s parliamentary elections, as investors brought forward their expectations for when the Bank of England would begin to tighten […]
Sterling drops to 7 month lows against Euro
Sterling hit a seven-month low to the euro this morning, losing ground to renewed strength in the single currency after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted the days of […]
What will affect Sterling this week?
Last week was pretty underwhelming as the Prime Minister is still yet to form her Government, and it seems Brexit negotiations have started pretty smoothly (Not sure how long it […]
Carney – Not the time for a rate rise
Sterling fell by almost a full cent against the dollar today after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said now was not the time to raise interest rates, dashing some […]
BOE Meeting delivers shock
The possibility of the Bank of England raising interest rates to prop up the pound helped steady the currency on Friday at more than 1.5 percent above its low point […]
Sterling Crumbles!
Sterling tumbled as much as 2.5 percent on Friday, while the FTSE share index opened higher, after British voters denied any party a majority of seats in parliament, plunging the […]