by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2025
The froth came off the pound’s recent gains yesterday, with roughly 0.5% losses against the Aussie dollar but rather less against the US dollar and euro. The data picture picks up over the week, all leading up to the BoE’s decision a week tomorrow, so expect...
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by Charles Purdy | Dec 10, 2025
We’re in interest rate season and the US Federal Reserve goes today, with a 25-basis point cut widely expected. Any deviation from that is likely to hit the dollar one way or another. It follows a stonking US employment report yesterday, with 430,000 new jobs added....
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 9, 2025
Monday began on a more cautious note than last time out, as is typically the case before a bid Federal Reserve decision. Slowness out the gate was a welcome help for the US dollar and allowed it to record marginal daily advances over both the pound and the euro....
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 9, 2025
Germany’s trade surplus widened to €16.9 billion in October. That was caused by a surprise fall in imports coinciding with a surprise uptick in exports. October’s report marked the largest trade surplus since May. GBP/EUR: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1...
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 9, 2025
The pound was pressured by some early risk management trades on Monday. With more than a week to go until the Bank’s last policy meeting of 2025, some traders are positioning themselves for a quarter-point cut that might see sterling end the year on the back foot....
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