Geopolitics Drive Volatility as Markets Face a Pivotal Week Ahead
The weekend has already delivered plenty for markets to digest, with renewed volatility driven by geopolitics rather than economic data. The most notable development has been President Trump’s announcement of […]
UK Growth Rebounds as Markets Eye Inflation and US Labour Data
The UK economy returned to growth in November after an initial poor start to the final quarter of 2025 with growth figures of 0.3% had beaten expectations of minimal 0.15 […]
Markets Reawaken as Dollar Weakness and Geopolitical Risk Return
The holiday period in both the UK and the US is now behind us, and with it we are seeing liquidity return to the markets and a gradual shift back […]
Central Banks in Focus as Key Rate Decisions Loom
All eyes are today will firmly be on The Bank of England interest rate decision at Midday with a 25 basis-point cut all but guaranteed. The key factor after this […]
UK Inflation Falls Sharply as Rate Cut Expectations Grow
UK Inflation for November has fallen more than expected this morning, providing some much-needed relief for both consumers and households. Inflation had been expected to fall from 3.6% to 3.5%, […]
Sterling Steadies as Markets Watch a Big Week for Central Banks
The first week of December was relatively quiet, which many in the market welcomed. We did see the US Dollar lose some momentum, and the British Pound managed to recover […]
Pound Momentum Drives Market Outlook
Sterling has hit a 5 week high against The U.S Dollar as markets remain focused on the increasingly likely interest rate cut by The Federal Reserve next week. The UK’s […]
What to Expect from the Markets This Week
Last week’s UK Budget proved to be a non-event for the currency markets, with Sterling ending the week virtually unchanged against both the Euro and the US Dollar. This lack […]
Markets React as US Data Softens and NZ Surprises with Rate Move
Yesterday the US Dollar has weakened slightly because recent US data has been soft, in the form of retail sales, weaker consumer confidence and producer prices remaining on a steady […]
Market Outlook Ahead of the Autumn Budget and Global Rate Decisions
Last week provided a brief, yet significant, reprieve for the embattled Pound Sterling, with GBP/USD managing to close just shy of the 1.31 handle and GBP/EUR settling marginally below 1.14. This […]