UK Construction drops to a 1 year low

Growth in Britain’s construction firms fell unexpectedly to a one-year low in August, hit by an investment slump in the commercial sector as Brexit uncertainty weighed on the economy. Countering […]

Pound up after worst month in the last 10

Britain’s factories grew a lot more strongly than expected in August as work flowed in from home and abroad, a survey showed this morning, suggesting the economy might be picking […]

UK Retail Sales better than expected

Pound held its ground this morning ahead of a third day of monthly data on the economy that comes amid growing noise around the conduct of Brexit negotiations with Europe. […]

Sterling near 3 week low

Sterling held near a three-week low against the dollar today as investors grew wary about the outlook of the British economy after a mixed bag of data this week. The […]

UK Data worse than expected this morning

British industrial output unexpectedly picked up in June after oil producers delayed normal seasonal maintenance, but falling car production and a slide in construction bode poorly for future months. Britain’s […]

Sterling – The week ahead

The big news from the past week for the British Pound was the Bank of England’s rate decision on Thursday. This was a quarterly meeting, often referred to as ‘Super […]

Pound’s worst day in a month

Sterling posted its biggest daily loss in a month, as some investors consolidated positions after the Bank of England kept interest rates at record lows and lowered its growth and […]

Big Week Ahead – GBP/USD above 1.31

Britain’s pound traded above $1.31 today, close to a 10-month high, as investors eyed this week’s Bank of England “Super Thursday” for a steer on whether record-low interest rates could […]

Currency Update

Britain’s pound steadied close to its highest levels in 10 months against the dollar today on comments from the finance minister about a transitional leaving deal with the European Union. […]