Bond market stress, sterling under the cosh, a government in freefall. Is this 2022 all over again? Maybe not, but the pound has seen this story play out before. A huge fall for sterling meant questions swirled for…
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The pound weakened by over a cent against the euro and by almost two cents against the US dollar on Wednesday, a day that saw one of the most remarkable Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) of modern times. Despite…
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While exchange rates yesterday were a little calmer, with the pound, euro and dollar staying largely flat, the broader trend of the past week remains the same. The dollar is down. The euro is up. The pound is…
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Following falls on Monday, the dollar held its own against the pound and euro on Tuesday, with change fluctuating up and down within 0.1%. Despite signs of a healthy economy, with inflation down and jobs up, Fed Chair…
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The euro was very slightly ahead of the pound and dollar on Tuesday, with around 0.1% gains on both. The morning brought news that the eurozone had achieved its target of 2% inflation, though ECB chair Christine Lagarde…
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The pound saw minor falls of less than 0.1% against both the dollar and euro on Tuesday. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey suggests he’s still looking to cut interest rates through the year, and recent soft jobs…
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Following significant movements on Monday, the pound, dollar and euro held their ground on Tuesday, with less than 0.2% change between them. The euro was slightly ahead, up 0.13% on the pound and just under 0.1% on the…
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The dollar saw another day of declines, falling 0.1% against the pound and nearly 0.5% against the euro. It marks the worst six-month start to the year since 1973, with the dollar falling 10.8% since President Trump took…
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