The dollar is down against the pound this morning as fears of further global tension rise. Donald Trump has continued to severely criticise the WHO as a ‘puppet of China’, giving it a 30-day deadline to put in…
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The euro weakened yesterday morning after the Bundesbank’s release of its monthly report, in which it said its real-time index suggests a decline of 1.9% in the economy in the week full lockdown came into place.
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The pound is up against the euro this morning, benefitting from the latter’s weakness over comments from the Bundesbank. It was also perhaps helped by comments from Rishi Sunak that the government’s scheme to help the self-employed could,…
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The dollar has fallen against the pound this morning over fears of raised tensions with China, after Donald Trump called the WHO a ‘puppet’ of Beijing. Yesterday, China announced 80% tariffs on Australian barley, sparking fears that trade…
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The dollar was given a small boost against the pound on Friday by better-than-expected data. Retail sales fell, but by less than expected, and Michigan consumer sentiment came in better than forecast. Today’s housing market figures are expected…
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The euro may have closed Friday up against the pound, but it has been trading in a narrow range, held down by poor data releases. The Germany economy shrank by 2.2% in Q1, figures early on Friday showed,…
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The prospect of negative interest rates has again been raised by the Bank of England, this time by Chief Economist Andy Haldane, causing the pound to weaken against the euro. The pound had already ended last week down…
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The pound has started this week down against the euro and dollar, after the Bank of England once again raised the prospect of negative interest rates. Concerns about Brexit also continue, with last week’s talks said to have…
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