There has been a slow but steady upward trend for sterling against the euro over the past week, albeit with some sharp movements along the way. GBP/EUR is at a two-week high and 0.65% up on the start…
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A quiet week for the US dollar may have been some comfort after a month of losses that added up to 2-3% against most major pairs including sterling. We’ve got Durable Goods Orders and a second reading or…
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Last week was fairly negative for the euro, with losses of around half a percent against the pound and other European currencies. It’s all gone very quiet for data releases, apart from some tidying up with final GDP…
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There has been a slow but steady upward trend for sterling against the euro and US dollar over the past week, albeit with some sharp movements along the way. The last of the important data releases of 2025…
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After a run of dismal numbers throughout December that made it look like the Bank of England would step in with some serious stimulus, the reluctance of almost half of its interest rate setters to cut rates even…
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There were sharp gains for the dollar against the euro and yen yesterday, alongside losses against the pound. Some interesting readings are coming up this afternoon to round off the week, including home sales, which have been running…
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Surprising no-one, the European Central Bank kept its interest rate on hold yesterday, but the single currency weakened anyway. We have more economic data coming out today, after a disappointing consumer confidence reading for Germany, but then it’s…
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It was a sea of green on the computer screens for sterling yesterday after the interest rate decision, but this morning’s Retail Sales data again shines a light on a fading economy. There is a little more data…
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