Brexit – A Long Way To Go
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- January 20, 2017
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Markets responded well to PM May’s speech on Wednesday with the pound surging against all its counterparts. Why wouldn’t they? May outlined a dream scenario. The ability to leave the EU, cherry pick trade agreements and elements of the EU constitution at will. If anyone was going to put together a manifesto to take to […]
READ MORESterling Steadies After A Few Volatile Days
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- January 19, 2017
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The pound steadied this morning after a few days in which uncertainty about Brexit has seen both its biggest rise in decades against the dollar and two of its heaviest slumps in months. Sterling climbed back above $1.2320, having been knocked as low $1.2254 overnight by a dollar rally after Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen […]
READ MOREMay Speaks Thus Afternoon About Brexit Plans
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- January 17, 2017
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The pound recovered from 3-month lows this morning, rising 0.7 percent against a broadly weaker dollar and 0.3 percent against the euro before a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May widely expected to lay out a “hard Brexit” scenario. Options pricing suggested markets were still preparing for large swings in the pound over the next […]
READ MORESterling Continues To Devalue – Big Few Days Coming Up
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- January 16, 2017
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Britain’s pound fell sharply this morning as concern mounted that the country was heading for a “hard” Brexit from the European Union and its single market, a day before a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May on the government’s plans. Some British newspapers have billed May’s speech on Tuesday as laying out potential major changes […]
READ MORESterling Gains Against Dollar After Trump Speech
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- January 12, 2017
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Sterling rose this morning from its lowest levels for almost 32 years — excluding a “flash crash” in October — with the dollar weakened by a lack of detail on President-elect Donald Trump’s spending plans in his first news conference since his election. The greenback had rallied since Trump’s victory in the Nov. 8 election, […]
READ MORESterling continues to devalue
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- January 11, 2017
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Sterling edged towards a 10-week low against the dollar this morning, kept under pressure by fears that Britain will undergo a “hard” exit from the EU in which access to the single market will play second fiddle to immigration controls. The pound posted its worst day in three months against the dollar on Monday after […]
READ MORESterling gains due to better than expected PMI data
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- January 4, 2017
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Sterling inched higher against a broadly weaker dollar today after hitting a two-month low on a volatile first day of 2017 trading in London when Britain’s chief EU negotiator quit. Data on the economy continues stronger than many economists had expected after last June’s vote to leave the European Union, with a survey on Tuesday […]
READ MOREBig Year Ahead For Sterling
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- January 3, 2017
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Happy New Year! UK manufacturers saw confidence levels reach a 30-month high as output and new orders strengthened. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 56.1 in December, up from 53.6 in November, as the sector ended the year on a high. The pound rose sharply against the euro this morning as the data […]
READ MOREPound drops further against Euro & Dollar
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- December 22, 2016
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Sterling fell to a two-week low against the euro today after a survey of British consumers showing a gloomy view of the economy’s prospects next year kept it on the defensive against the single currency. It was sterling’s fourth consecutive daily fall against the euro, its longest losing streak since August, as it got caught […]
READ MOREMay to make statement in parliament this afternoon – Brexit
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Uncategorised
- December 19, 2016
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Britain’s pound steadied from two straight weeks of losses against the U.S. dollar this morning after further hints the government is looking at ways to smooth its exit process with the European Union. Trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday Britain may need a transitional agreement to bridge the gap for businesses during negotiations with […]
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