UK 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 MORESterling Makes Biggest Gains This Morning
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, GBP, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK
- January 23, 2017
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Sterling was the biggest gainer among developed-market currencies this morning, hitting a five-week high, as investors bet the Supreme Court would on Tuesday rule the British government needs parliamentary approval to trigger formal Brexit talks. British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty – the formal […]
READ MOREPM’s Speech Boosts Sterling
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Brexit, Currency, Dollar, EUR, GBP, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK
- January 18, 2017
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After taking the top spot in the G10 currency space on Tuesday, the pound is the worst performer so far today. After the rapturous reception to Theresa May’s speech, today sterling traders may be taking a finer look at the detail, and concerns may start to arise about Theresa May’s tough line on Europe, saying […]
READ MORESterling Expected To Drop Further Next Week
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Brexit, Currency, Dollar, EUR, GBP, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK
- January 13, 2017
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Sterling slipped yesterday after a spokeswoman said British Prime Minister Theresa May will give a speech next week on her plans for leaving the European Union, which sparked fears that she would suggest Britain will undergo a “hard Brexit”. Investors interpreted this to mean Britain would lose access to the lucrative European single market in […]
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 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 […]
READ MORECarney extends BOE stay to 2019
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Mark Carney, Prime Minister, Sterling, UK
- November 1, 2016
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Sterling hit an almost two-week high yesterday, with expectations of more upbeat news on the economy helping it build on gains after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said late on Monday he would be staying on until 2019. Criticism from some senior ruling Conservatives and right-leaning newspapers had prompted speculation over the past week […]
READ MOREEconomy slows but not as much as expectations
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Bremain, Brexit, Currency, David Cameron, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Prime Minister, Referendum, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK
- October 27, 2016
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Britain’s economic growth slowed only slightly in the three months after the Brexit vote, official data showed this morning defying warnings of a heavy hit and further diminishing the likelihood of the Bank of England cutting rates next week. The economy grew by 0.5 percent in the July-September period, less rapid than the unusually strong […]
READ MORESterling on the up
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Prime Minister, Referendum, Sterling, UK
- October 19, 2016
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Sterling slipped back a little after its strongest one-day gains in over three months on a trade-weighted basis, having been boosted after a UK government lawyer said parliament would have to ratify any deal to take Britain out of the EU. Having fallen to a record low last week on worries that Britain would undergo […]
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