USD: Fed hiked rates as expected

At 7pm yesterday, the US Federal Reserve hiked America’s interest rate by 25 basis points, to 5.25%. The decision was in line with what markets had already priced in and marked the Fed’s tenth increase, pushing borrowing costs to their highest level in...


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GBP: Up next, more mortgage data

The Bank of England is set to release mortgage lending and mortgage approvals data at 9:30 this morning. In the previous data release, mortgage approvals for house purchases in the UK increased to 43,500 in February 2023. Despite increasing, this still pointed to the...


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All eyes on the European Central Bank

Sterling enters the day stronger against the euro and US dollar compared to yesterday. The pound has also made gains of well over half a percent against both rivals, respectively, compared to this time last week. This morning is a busy one for UK data with a variety...


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Market poised for interest rate decisions

The long uncertain period for sterling has continued into another month, with small but choppy changes against the euro, but all within a narrow band. Could there be a change in the weather coming? Against the US dollar the sun has certainly come out for the pound,...


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