Market Update
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- September 15, 2021
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The British pound rebounded this morning but was off the highs touched yesterday, after data showed British inflation hit a more than nine-year high last month, fuelling expectations the Bank of England could look to hike rates sooner than previously expected. CPI in Britain rose by 3.2% on a year-on-year basis last month, the biggest […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, election, EUR, GBP, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- September 13, 2021
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Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey, and other members of the BoE have given signs of an interest rate hike withing the next year. The Pound naturally rose against US Dollar and Euro at the close of week. The market has now retraced much of these gains over the weekend into the open this week […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- September 9, 2021
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This week has pretty much been the week of Central Banks, with Rate Decisions from Australia, Canada, Poland, & The ECB today. First up on Tuesday was The Reserve Bank of Australia, keeping their Interest Rates at 0.10%, however more importantly forward guidance suggested they would begin their asset tapering with the aim of drawing […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, EUR, GBP, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- September 2, 2021
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UK house prices rose 11% against last Augusts figures, climbing closer to Pre-Pandemic levels, bringing some levels of positivity for The UK’s economic recovery. It is thought that although The Stamp Duty Holiday came to an end for higher bracket priced houses back in June, houses falling under the £250,000 or less bracket was the […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- August 24, 2021
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Sterling edged lower against the dollar this morning, but held most gains made against the greenback on the back of a risk rebound at the start of the week that saw the British currency bounce nearly 1%. The pound has traded roughly in line with risk sentiment in global markets, and a recovery in world […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Rate Cuts, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- August 9, 2021
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The pound slipped slightly in early trading against the US Dollar but was still close to its strongest versus the euro since February 2020, as investors focused on the possible pace of monetary policy tightening after the Bank of England meeting last week. In recent weeks, sterling has outperformed as COVID-19 cases have fallen and […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Budget, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, election, EUR, GBP, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- July 29, 2021
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The British Pound has continued its recovery this week with a continuation of daily drops in Covid cases against the figures released 7 days earlier. Earlier this week, The UK saw a 38% drop for week on week cases, bringing some optimism that the third wave ending may well be in sight. With cases having […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, Inflation, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- July 8, 2021
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GBP is set to at least hold it’s value throughout July with the freedom day of July 19th set to go ahead after being given the green light from Boris Johnson. The main factor behind this decision is due to the correlation that vaccines are having on bringing down hospitalisations and deaths. Economically, GDP is […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Brexit, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- July 7, 2021
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The pound has steadied against major currencies this morning after hitting a week’s high against the dollar and a 12-day high against the euro this week as Britain set out reopening plans following the COVID-19 pandemic. Sterling had found support this week on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to COVID-19 restrictions in England in […]
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- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- July 5, 2021
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The pound nudged higher this morning with the British government expected to announce it will proceed with plans to fully reopen the economy later this month despite a surge in COVID-19 cases. After falling to its lowest level since mid-April at $1.3733 last week, the pound was 0.1% higher against the dollar at $1.3852 by […]
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