USD: Dollar strengthens

Most of the action over the weekend has been for the US dollar, which was buoyed by positive economic data. Coming up today is JOLTs Job Openings and at least a quarter of the 12 members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) speaking publicly. USD/GBP past year...


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USD: Tomorrow’s releases

On Friday, the US economic docket will include Core PCE prices, personal income and personal spending figures. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is also to speak in San Francisco at the Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy...


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GBP: Renting is… cheaper?

British bank Halifax revealed yesterday that first-time buyers might be better off renting than buying in certain parts of the UK than buying due to high mortgage costs. The largest saving in renting-over-buying was found in the South East, where renters saw yearly...


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Subdued movement ahead of Easter weekend

Currency movement remained minimal yesterday as the pound appeared to be struggling for direction. It seems investors on both sides of the Atlantic remain cautious ahead of comments from Federal Reserve officials on Friday. One of the Federal Reserve’s most...


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