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 […]

Pound gains across the board

Sterling was flat in a big week for the British currency with employment and inflation data due, followed by a crucial summit between European and British officials to secure a […]

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 […]

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 […]