EUR: European shares lose momentum

European shares are slightly down this morning, following a rally on Tuesday fuelled by US policymakers’ dovish stance. Frankfurt’s DAX 40 dropped 0.3% and the pan-European STOXX 600 lost around 0.2%.


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Pound and euro boosted by dovish Fed

The pound and euro rebounded against the US dollar on Tuesday, gaining 0.65% and 0.7%, respectively as the market mood improved. Sterling’s advances came following hawkish commentary from Bank of England policymaker, Katherine Mann, who called for a more aggressive...


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Pound recovers, as house prices in the balance

Sterling has continued its recovery, gaining roughly 0.5% against the euro since the start of the month and 1% against the US dollar. The movements in currencies have been extremely hard to predict lately, influenced by bond yields, gas supplies, interest rates,...


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USD: Central bankers take to the stage

The US dollar’s safe haven status appears to have been short-lived, with falls against most other major currencies. Several members of the Fed’s rate setting committee the FOMC will be speaking today, and then tomorrow we have Producer Price Inflation (PPI) a good...


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