Slow gains continue but GDP data poses risk

There was little movement for sterling yesterday, but it held on to the slow gains it has made in the past week against the euro and is close to its strongest against the US dollar since last June. To lock in today’s rate, give your trader a call on 020 7898 0541....


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USD: Wall Street struggles continue

Blue-chip The Dow was trading around the flatline yesterday morning, while other key stocks The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were down 0.3% and 0.6% respectively. These struggles may be due to investors’ cautions about the health of the US economy in the wake of a...


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EUR: Italian consumer confidence soars

Yesterday we heard that consumer confidence in Italy rose to 105.1 in March 2023. This is the highest since February 2022 and considerably higher than market expectations of 104. Economists suspect this is due to impacts of the Ukraine war...


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GBP: Sterling close to month high against USD

The US dollar has undoubtedly struggled this month as a result of the banking turmoil from Silicon Valley Bank, but this has seen the pound outperforming the US dollar as sentiment towards the UK improves. The GBP/USD rate is currently trading 2.1% higher than it was...


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Bailey reports BoE is on “heightened” alert

Sterling gained close to 0.5% against the US dollar yesterday after Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England reported the central bank is on “heightened” alert for further turmoil in the banking sector. In a speech with MPs yesterday, Bailey ensured the Bank...


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