Pound weakens to 35 year low against dollar

The pound weakened to a 35 year low against the dollar and to its weakest level against the euro since 2009. New Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey, said that there is no “single story” to sterling’s decline. The EU has now imposed a 30-day travel ban to mitigate...


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Pound choppy but stable

After two weeks of relentless falls it was heartening to see the pound ending Tuesday more or less where it began the day. It’s certainly a good time to be changing money back to sterling, with the best rate since last August. You may have seen a message doing...


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USD: Dollar supported by market distress

The dollar strengthened against the pound yesterday, benefitting from sterling weakness and its safe haven appeal. The latest greenback strength has been reinforced by funding market distress. US retail sales came in yesterday, dropping 0.5% from a month earlier in...


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EUR: German economy on red alert

Despite starting the week in a fairly strong position, the euro weakened yesterday after the German ZEW survey was released. This is the first survey that accounts for the impact of the coronavirus on the German economy. The ZEW expectations for March came in at...


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