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GBP: Slammed by pharma boss

The pound was just shy of 0.1% ahead of the euro on Wednesday and trailed the dollar by 0.3%. The CEO of pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly hit out at the UK for being an unwelcome market for its drugs, suggesting change was needed to invite investment. GBP/USD past...


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Signs the pound’s fortunes may be dimming

Signs the pound’s fortunes may be dimming

While yesterday saw the markets close with the exchange rates between the pound, dollar and euro virtually unchanged, if we take a longer view, sterling may be in trouble. In the past week US President Donald Trump signed an executive order adding a $100,000 visa...


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USD: Best of a bad bunch

While the dollar was up on both the pound and euro, the gain was very slight, less than 0.1% in both cases. However, behind that was the news that US factories are seeing unsold stock pile up at the fastest rate since records began. USD/GBP past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr...


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EUR: Trump tariffs biting

While the euro was marginally ahead of the pound on Tuesday and only fractionally behind the dollar, there was gloomy economic news. A survey of German manufacturing showed a dip when analysts predicted a rise, a downturn inflicted by Trump’s tariffs. EUR/USD past...


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