by Christopher Nye | Mar 3, 2020
The dollar was weak against a basket of currencies yesterday as coronavirus prompted further concern about an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. This follows Jerome Powell’s statement that the Fed would ‘act as appropriate’. The markets have now priced in a...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 3, 2020
The euro hit a four-month high against the pound yesterday as trade talks got underway and fears of coronavirus in the UK grew. France’s Europe Minister Amélie de Montchalin told Andrew Marr on the weekend that the trade talks could be a ‘very nasty battle’ if the...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 3, 2020
The pound remained under pressure yesterday, dropping to a four-month low against the euro due to coronavirus fears and expectations of turbulent UK-EU trade negotiations. Sterling has recovered slightly this morning, however, risks remain. Market expectations of an...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 3, 2020
The euro hit a four-month high against sterling yesterday, with worries over the spread of coronavirus impacting the latter, as well as ongoing fears over the difficulties of the EU-UK trade talks that began yesterday. The pound has recovered slightly this morning,...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 2, 2020
It’s rare that a honeymoon ends before a wedding has even happened. But for this 2.5-month-old Conservative government, even the news that Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are expecting and getting married couldn’t save it from a weekend of significant...
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