Sterling weakness expected to continue


Sterling weakness expected to continue

Sterling hit an eight-week high this week in reaction to Parliament’s approval of the Article 50 bill – but with at least two years of negotiations ahead, could the currency fall even further? MPs voted down two amendments added by the House of Lords to the Article 50 bill on Monday evening, with peers voting […]

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Sterling Bounces Slightly

Sterling bounced back from a fall to eight-week lows this morning with dealers citing a weaker dollar, a poll showing Scots still favour remaining in the United Kingdom and signs that EU exit talks will not be triggered for another two weeks. The pound had sunk to its lowest since mid-January on Tuesday after Prime […]

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May wins right to start divorce proceedings with EU

Prime Minister Theresa May has won the right to launch divorce proceedings with the European Union and begin two years of talks that will shape the future of Britain and Europe. May, who was appointed prime minister shortly after Britain voted to leave the EU in June, faced down attempts in both the lower and […]

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An important week ahead as Sterling hits new low.

Over the last two weeks, we have seen the Pound fall by around 3.5% against most major currencies, this has been due to both weak economic data, and a loss of confidence from investors as the date approaches for Theresa May to trigger Article 50. Before this can be done, there is one final hurdle […]

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Pound Decline Continues

Manufacturing output fell by 0.9 percent in January, a bigger decline than the 0.6 percent fall forecast. Overall industrial output fell 0.4 percent in January. Britain’s manufacturing sector struggled to grow much in recent years but has shown signs of a pick up recently, possibly helped by the fall in the pound after voters decided […]

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Fresh New Lows For Pound

Sterling slipped even lower today, as investors brushed off the finance minister’s budget statement the previous day as largely a “non-event” that would do little to boost growth in Britain as it prepares to leave the European Union. While Philip Hammond announced a rise in official growth forecasts for this year and cut predicted rates […]

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Sterling Continues Decline – Budget Today 12:30 GMT

Sterling fell to a seven-week low today ahead of a British budget expected to raise economic forecasts but remain thrifty as Chancellor of Exchequer Philip Hammond targets curbing a big fiscal deficit. Hammond is due to announce his tax and spending plans for the year at 1230 GMT, in Britain’s first full budget statement since […]

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Sterling Hits 7 Week Low Against Euro & Dollar

Sterling slips to a seven-week low against the euro, weakened by uncertainty over when the formal mechanism for Britain’s departure from the European Union would be triggered, as well as a run of weak UK data. The British parliament’s upper house will today try to force the government to give lawmakers a greater say over […]

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Sterling begins to slide as economic data comes out weaker than expected.

Following the confirmation of Article 50 (March 15th) and the back and forth between the House of Commons & House of Lords last week, the only thing left to weaken off the Pound was economic data, and this was done on Friday morning after the release of UK PMI (Purchasing Manager Index) data. Since the […]

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Theresa May Will Trigger Article 50 On 15th March

Yes, you read that correctly, it is finally going to happen! For those of you who haven’t seen the latest from the House of Lords, Theresa May was defeated after the House stated that Ministers should guarantee EU national’s the right to stay in the UK after Brexit. The House of Lords has now passed […]

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