The Week Ahead
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- January 13, 2020
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Last week the pound was in a fairly sideways trend as the main driving force for the markets continued to come from updates of the US and Iran conflict. Over in the States we saw President Trump’s first rally of the election year held in Toledo, Ohio. Reporters on the ground stated that Republicans were […]
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Pound Dropped Off After Carney Comments
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- January 10, 2020
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Yesterday the British Pound fell to a two-week lows as the head of the BoE Mark Carney stated that an interest-rate cut could still be on the horizon. Carney said in his speech on Thursday morning that the central bank was debating the uses of near-term stimulus, adding that a Brexit uncertainty was still present […]
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Brexit Talks Begin
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- January 9, 2020
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President have commenced trade talks which has led to Sterling strength in the region of 0.5% against the Euro and 0.3% against the USD. The future relationship between the EU and UK will now be the key driving factor for the single currency in the coming months. […]
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Market Update
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- January 8, 2020
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GBP recovered above 1.32 against USD and 1.18 against EUR due to expectations of The Withdrawal Agreement Bill being passed through the House of Commons within the next few days now that Parliament are back after the Christmas break. Topics debated in the House of Commons yesterday were based on the 11 month transition period […]
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Positive Start For Sterling
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- January 7, 2020
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This Morning the pound has started on the right foot and has strengthened against most major currencies. That’s in part because the pound got a boost following the latest UK services PMI, which came in at 50.0 against the 49.1 expected and the 49.0 seen the previous month. A much-needed bit of positivity for the […]
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Tensions Increase Between USA and Iran – Dollar Volatile
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- January 6, 2020
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Good Morning, With geopolitical tensions rising between the US and Iran it has been an interesting start to the new year. Last week we saw the price of commodities such as gold increase as investors were looking for a safe haven to hold their money in. What this means is if more investors are moving […]
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Manufacturing PMI fall to lowest since 2012
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- January 3, 2020
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British factory output fell in December at the fastest rate since 2012 as a tepid global economy hurt demand and businesses further reduced stocks of goods they had built up in case of a no-deal Brexit, a survey showed. The output gauge in the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 45.6 […]
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New Year, Same Brexit!
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- January 2, 2020
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Boris Johnson said he would bring his divided nation back together when Britain leaves the European Union, telling Britons they were set for a “fantastic year and a remarkable decade”. Fresh from winning a large parliamentary majority in an election, Johnson said in a New Year’s message that his first job was to ensure Brexit […]
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British Pound slightly recovers before BoE announces new governor
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- December 20, 2019
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The pound was up in early London trading today, holding just above $1.30, as investors waited for the Bank of England to announce its new governor. A person familiar with the process said that the job has gone to a former Bank of England deputy governor, Andrew Bailey. The pound rose 0.2% versus the dollar […]
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Sterling drops 3.3% since Election Night
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- December 19, 2019
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The pound was on track for its biggest two-day fall in nearly two years yesterday as concerns rose that Britain could still crash out of the European Union without a trade deal in place at the end of a transition period in Dec. 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Tuesday ruled out an extension […]
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