Politics and the pound

Another year and once again politics has the potential to drastically change the value of your purchases abroad, unless you lock in your currency with a forward contract. Just as European politics – in the shape of Brexit – was set to decrease in importance to the...


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USD: US-Iran tensions escalate

The dollar was looking stronger throughout yesterday as it recovered from its year-end slump. US Manufacturing PMI for December was revised slightly lower to 52.4 and below the reading from this time last year, but remained within expansion territory. US Initial...


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GBP: Sterling lower on no-deal risk

Sterling remained weaker yesterday against both the dollar and the euro as no-deal Brexit fears set in, and it is still weak this morning. This comes as the UK has until the end of this year to strike a trade deal with the EU – a timeframe which will not be...


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No-trade-deal worries weigh on pound

Sterling is down against the euro and dollar, as investors continue to worry about the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal in place at the end of 2020. Manufacturing readings were a mixed bag yesterday, with UK data showing a drop month-on-month,...


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