USD: yen edges higher

The Japanese yen gained 0.28% against the US dollar during this morning’s Asian session following general weakness for the greenback following rumours the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates. For more on currencies and currency risk management strategies,...


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EUR: Listening out for Lagarde

At 4pm (UK time) Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank is due to speak via a pre-recorded video in European Parliament before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.


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GBP: Fight against inflation is on

Andrew Bailey, of the BoE, expressed concern that inflation will prove sticky below 4.0%. He said, “Policy is operating in what I call a restrictive way at the moment — it is restricting the economy. The second half, from there to 2%, is hard work.” GBP/USD: the past...


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Pound boosted by interest rate ‘hopes’

The pound gained over 0.75% against the euro last week and well over 1% against the US dollar. The main reasons for that were the apparent continued health of the UK economy compared to Europe’s, as evidenced by the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), and consumer...


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