The pound is having a bit of a miserable time at present, with the prospect of a no-deal Brexit weighing heavily on her. Theresa May is struggling to get her own cabinet to agree to her proposals, which…
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The European Central Bank did as everyone in the world expected yesterday and left interest rates on hold at 0%. The accompanying press conference was always going to be the main talking point from the meeting and so…
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Trump spoke to the Wall Street Journal in the early hours of Wednesday morning and once again attacked the Federal Reserve for its interest rate rises. It is odd that the President has repeated his attack (his fourth…
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The fallout from the trade wars has affected the eurozone’s economy, if figures released yesterday are anything to go by. There was a raft of purchasing managers indices from Markit and every single release came in below expectations.
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Theresa May is stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment, with no apparent way of getting out at present. The Prime Minister cannot get her cabinet to agree to her proposals, so is therefore…
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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, we saw Trump attack Jerome Powell yet again. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the former reality television star criticised the Federal Reserve for hiking interest rates. He said…
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It was an extremely quiet day in America yesterday, with the Italian budget row and lack of progress in the Brexit negotiations dominating the headlines. However, despite the lack of economic data, the dollar made some healthy gains…
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The Italian budget row reared its head once more yesterday, with reports that Italy will not back down on its budget deficit proposals. The Italian government said it won’t let the country’s budget deficit widen further than the…
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