by Christopher Nye | Feb 4, 2020
The dollar was strong against a basket of currencies yesterday. A series of ISM manufacturing data showed positive results, reporting that US factory activity unexpectedly rebounded in January after contracting for five consecutive months. The first stage of the 2020...
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by Christopher Nye | Feb 4, 2020
The euro is up this morning against the pound after a speech yesterday by Boris Johnson said that the UK would return to WTO rules if not offered a ‘Canada-style’ agreement. Michel Barnier had previously said that the UK would only get a ‘highly ambitious’ trade deal...
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by Christopher Nye | Feb 4, 2020
The pound weakened against the euro and the dollar yesterday, heading to its biggest slump in six weeks against the greenback on renewed fears of a hard Brexit. Clashing statements from both the EU and the UK have cast doubt over the success of upcoming...
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by Christopher Nye | Feb 4, 2020
The pound came under pressure last night after Boris Johnson raised the prospect of the UK returning to World Trade Organisation rules, if the EU does not offer a ‘Canada-style’ trade agreement. The EU so far has said that it is willing to offer an ‘ambitious’ trade...
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by Christopher Nye | Feb 3, 2020
It’s official: the UK is no longer a member of the European Union. However, as so many commentators have underlined over the last few days, nothing much has changed in practical terms. The transition period extends for another eleven months and EU rules and rights...
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