GBP Continues To Perform Well
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, EUR, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- February 9, 2017
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Sterling traded at its highest in a week today after some more upbeat British housing data helped soothe nerves over economic growth and the government eased past parliamentary roadblocks to its plan to trigger talks on leaving the EU next month. The pound has been rocked by a handful of weaker signals on the economy […]
READ MOREPound Gains Against Euro & Dollar
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Mark Carney, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- February 8, 2017
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The British pound steadied around $1.25 this morning after a series of swings a day earlier driven by competing signals on the outlook for growth, interest rates and Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. Kristin Forbes, an external member of the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee, said in remarks published on Tuesday that the Bank should […]
READ MORESterling Fall Continues To Hurt UK Companies
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- February 6, 2017
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Sterling’s sharp fall against the U.S. dollar and Euro since June’s Brexit vote has so far hurt almost as many exporters as it has aided, the British Chambers of Commerce said this morning. A cheaper currency normally helps exporters in the medium term, but the BCC said that currency weakness was proving a double-edged sword […]
READ MORESterling Slips For Second Day
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- February 3, 2017
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Sterling fell another 0.4 percent this morning after a fall in a closely-watched services sector indicator reawakened concerns over the impact of last year’s Brexit vote on a previously resilient economy. The drop in the monthly index of service sector purchasing managers was its first since October and followed small drops in the construction and […]
READ MORESterling/Dollar Traded Above 1.27
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- February 2, 2017
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Sterling rose to trade above $1.27 for the first time in seven weeks against the dollar, as investors awaited a Bank of England quarterly report that is expected to upgrade its growth and inflation forecasts. The central bank will probably try to avoid adding to speculation about a first interest rate hike in nearly a […]
READ MOREUK GDP Better Than Forecast
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, EUR, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK
- January 26, 2017
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Sterling hit a six-week high against the dollar and hit a three-week high against the euro this morning, This was after data showed Britain’s economy kept its robust momentum in the final three months of 2016, again wrong-footing expectations that the vote for Brexit would rapidly take a toll on growth. It is, however, still […]
READ MOREMay Must Get Parliament Approval For Brexit Negotiations
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Bremain, Brexit, Currency, David Cameron, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Mark Carney, Prime Minister, Referendum, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- January 24, 2017
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The Supreme Court ruled this morning that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament’s approval before she begins Britain’s formal exit from the European Union. The UK’s highest judicial body dismissed the government’s argument that May could simply use executive powers known as “royal prerogative” to invoke Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty and […]
READ MOREThursday is key for the Euro
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Bremain, Brexit, Currency, David Cameron, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Mark Carney, Prime Minister, Referendum, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- December 6, 2016
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The euro held steady near a 3-week high today while bets on market volatility stayed close to their highest since June’s Brexit vote ahead of this week’s European Central Bank meeting due to give new guidance on its quantitative easing programme. Other major currency pairs were all trading in a tight range after a rollercoaster […]
READ MOREPound gains across the board this morning
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK
- December 1, 2016
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Sterling held firm this morning, having recorded its best month of gains against the dollar since March and its best month against the euro since 2009. This morning the Purchasing Managers Index dipped to a four-month low of 53.4 from 54.2 in October, remaining above the 50-mark dividing expansion from contraction. Economists had forecast a […]
READ MOREBudget drives sterling higher
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK
- November 24, 2016
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Sterling surged to a 10-week high against the euro and resisted the dramatic falls against the dollar suffered by other major currencies after a UK budget read as doing more than had been expected to bolster growth in years to come. At the heart of the sterling rally was a rocketing of long-dated gilt yields […]
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