The euro saw growth on Monday, climbing nearly 0.5% over the dollar and 0.16% on the pound. The pound saw a less significant – but still punchy – 0.3% rise on the dollar. In terms of the economic…
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Last week was another tough one for the pound, which has spent the majority of summer straining and sputtering but failing to make up much ground over the euro.
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The US economy proved its resilience last week with a string of impressive reports from industry and consumers. This allowed the US dollar to finish the week on the front foot, despite a number of more troubling issues…
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The spotlight will shine bright on the euro this week, but that didn’t prevent it ending last week positively. The euro strengthened by around a third of a cent against the pound and the US dollar on Friday,…
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To give you an idea of the kind of month the pound has had, sterling has shed a cent against the euro and around three cents against the US dollar. This trend has been shaped by the economics,…
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The pound is straining to generate momentum to begin the week after a pair of disappointing economic releases raised the stakes for the Bank of England’s next meeting. Sterling weakened by half a cent against US dollar across…
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It was a strong day for the dollar following hawkish comments from a US Federal Reserve policymaker. We’ve got some housing data coming out of the USA today, plus the Consumer Sentiment Index from The University of Michigan.
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Although the single currency has broadly strengthened this week, with more than a 1.5% gain on the Scandinavian currencies, the fall against the US dollar is the bigger story, at 0.5% yesterday and 1% over the week. There…
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