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Brexit press conference tomorrow

It feels as though we’ve been hit by a barrage of news already this week! After a good start, the pound is weaker against the euro and dollar this morning. The euro has strengthened due to news that the EU finally managed to agree on a coronavirus recovery package,...


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Dollar weakens against main rivals

USD/EUR was weakened by the reaching of the EU deal, as well more bad news on the coronavirus outbreak. Whether President Trump apparently agreeing to take a more proactive stance will positively or negatively affect the pandemic, the economy, his re-election chances...


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An optimistic start to summer

The Euro hit its highest rate against the dollar for 18 months yesterday following good news on the EU Covid-19 rescue package. Although there was some short-term volatility as markets reacted to the news, and lingering concerns about long-term impacts, it’s generally...


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Pound threatened by trade deal delays

The school holidays officially started in the UK this morning, finally, though you could be excused for failing to notice it. British government borrowing hit a new record of £130bn in Q2, the height of the lockdown, to pay for the furlough scheme and other...


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Europe shows US and UK the art of the deal

The euro strengthened during the course of yesterday after the European Union agreed a more than €750bn coronavirus rescue package. Deals are proving harder to find for Brexit and the US-UK trade deal, with reports in both the FT and Daily Telegraph this morning that...


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