Investors look for safety

The pound cranked up another half cent or so against the US dollar yesterday, as the world’s ‘reserve currency’ continued to suffer. It’s certainly doing poorly against sterling, trading at around its lowest levels of the past two years. But it’s against the euro that...


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EUR: Data fuels hopes of ‘V shaped’ recovery

The euro was strong against both the pound and the dollar yesterday, still benefitting from news that EU leaders finalised their coronavirus recovery package last week. Any signs that the Eurozone is recovering economically and managing to contain the virus could also...


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Sterling driven by dollar and euro

After news over the weekend that travellers from the UK will have to quarantine after visiting Spain, airline and travel stocks tumbled yesterday. Last night, Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, criticised the decision by the UK government, calling it an...


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