USD: Bond yields start to ease

After a surge in bond yields yesterday, the dollar has since lost some of its strength as yields start to ease. The initial rise in bond yields was a result of ‘dovish’ comments from the Federal Reserve in its monetary policy meeting on Wednesday. In terms of...


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GBP: BoE leave interest rates unchanged

The pound reached its highest levels against the euro in a year yesterday morning, but soon lost some of its strength as the Bank of England announced its interest rate decision. This morning, sterling has strengthened slightly against the dollar following the pattern...


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Markets disappointed with BoE decision

The pound has gained back some strength against both the euro and the dollar this morning after markets were disappointed with the Bank of England’s latest monetary policy meeting yesterday, which had caused sterling to weaken. The Bank voted unanimously to keep...


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USD: Fed sends ‘dovish’ message

The dollar is strong against the euro this morning due to rising treasury yields, which followed the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting yesterday. The Federal Reserve revealed that it expects the US economy to grow much faster than initially forecast...


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