by Christopher Nye | Aug 5, 2019
The euro is strong this morning, possibly benefitting from a weak pound and dollar. It could be said that these gains are short lived, however, as escalating US-China trade tensions are likely to push the German bond yield curve into negative territory. Final readings...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 5, 2019
The pound is weak against the euro and the dollar this morning, due to ongoing no-deal Brexit fears. Companies have also reported their weakest quarterly results in three years due to slowing global growth and Brexit uncertainty. Top aid to the Prime Minister, Dominic...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 5, 2019
The pound continues its weak run this morning as no-deal Brexit fears prevail. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised extra funding for the NHS and will outline his plans for this today. However, some speculate that this is preparation for a possible general...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 2, 2019
The dollar weakened yesterday evening and this morning due to US-China trade developments. President Trump has said that he would ramp up tariffs on another $300 billion worth of goods at 10% from the 1st of September. This marks the end of the ‘truce’ that was agreed...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 2, 2019
The euro is up against the pound this morning, after manufacturing figures came in better than expected yesterday. Today, the markets will be looking forward to retail figures, released at 10:00am, which are expected to show an increase month on month. The single...
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