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GBP: Pound recovers on news that PM is stable

The pound faltered slightly yesterday due to news of the Prime Minister being taken into intensive care. However, improved global sentiment and good news about the state of the global financial markets has supported sterling against the euro. This morning, the pound...


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Pound regains ground against euro

News that Boris Johnson is stable and not on a ventilator have helped the pound to regain some of the ground it lost early yesterday morning following reports of his admittance to an ICU. The euro is weaker this morning after EU finance ministers failed to agree on a...


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Pound down as PM taken into intensive care

The pound weakened last night after Boris Johnson was taken into intensive care following persistent coronavirus symptoms. In the meantime, Dominic Raab will deputise, and is expected to chair this morning’s Covid-19 meeting. This comes after sterling briefly...


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EUR: Choppy day for euro against pound and dollar

It’s been a mixed start to the week for the euro, with a slight downtick against sterling and a choppy pattern against the dollar. Poor construction data this morning has not helped, although German factory orders did not come in as bad as expected, despite entering...


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