Pound-watchers look ahead to Friday’s GDP

Sterling made brief gains against the US dollar this morning, however the pound still hovers close to its weakest levels since November last year against the greenback as investors continue to rush to the US dollar following recent hawkish remarks from the Fed chair,...


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US dollar rallies following hawkish Fed remarks

The pound fell against the euro and US dollar yesterday, losing about 0.5% and 1.5% respectively from the day’s highs. There has been little movement this morning. The big influence came from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, who spoke in US Congress at 4pm UK...


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GBP: Mann warns of greedflation risk

Speaking to Bloomberg yesterday, senior Bank of England policymaker, Catherine Mann expressed her concern that British companies could possibly be exploiting the cost-of-living crisis to drive inflation-busting price hikes. Mann mentioned the pricing power of...


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EUR: German retail sales fall unexpectedly

This morning markets heard high-impact economic data from Germany. Retail sales declined 0.3% month-over-month in January, after a 5.3% fall in December. This was highly unexpected as economists had forecast a 2% surge. However, Germany’s industrial production...


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USD: Federal Reserve ready to raise rates

Yesterday Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that the US central bank is likely to increase the pace of rate hikes if incoming data continues to suggest tougher measures are needed to control inflation. For more on currencies and currency risk management...


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