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…
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Sterling continued to march higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, adding almost a full cent across yesterday’s trading and reaching its strongest level since the end of 2021.
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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…
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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…
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Sir Keir Starmer’s high-wire decision to block Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster had no immediate impact on the pound or borrowing costs on Monday. That will come as a relief to weary investors, yet it may only delay…
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The US dollar sank to its lowest ebb in four months yesterday and its weakest since July against the pound.
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The pound went into the weekend with a bit more spring in its step as a run of UK data nudged interest rate cuts further into 2026. Two potential threats to sterling’s stability have also been neutralised for…
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The pound went into the weekend with a bit more spring in its step, after a run of UK data nudged the “soft landing” story back into the foreground. Two potential threats to sterling’s stability have also been…
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