by Jonathan Cook | Jan 28, 2026
The euro was little moved against the pound on Tuesday. Thanks to a light schedule of economic data and some cautious commentary from the European Central Bank (ECB), there was little pricing impetus for the euro to move up or down. The ECB’s Martin Kocher said...
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by Jonathan Cook | Jan 28, 2026
Like many of the world’s major currencies, sterling has made significant ground at the US dollar’s expense this week. Since Monday, the pound has strengthened by a cent and a half and has added almost four cents since Thursday lunchtime. GBP/USD: the past year...
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by Jonathan Cook | Jan 28, 2026
Sterling continued to march higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, adding almost a full cent across yesterday’s trading and briefly touching its strongest level since the end of 2021. For the US dollar, renewed fears around trade tensions have cemented the negative...
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by Jonathan Cook | Jan 27, 2026
Speculation that the US and Japan had teamed up to support the (until recently) struggling Japanese yen knocked the US dollar down again on Monday. The dollar index – which tracks its performance against a basket of rival currencies – fell to a four-month low....
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by Jonathan Cook | Jan 27, 2026
In an otherwise quiet week, Friday’s preliminary gross domestic product figures for the final months of 2025 could be a major catalyst for the euro. Experts are predicting a particularly strong performance from Germany, even if the bloc’s headline growth figure might...
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