After a week of relatively strong performance, euro ended the week down against the pound following the UK’s rate cut. This afternoon, we will see Eurozone consumer confidence figures, expected to show a significant drop in the currency…
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Following the Bank of England’s second emergency cut to interest rates and a new batch of quantitative easing, the pound strengthened against the euro and dollar at the end of last week. As the markets were expecting the…
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The pound ended last week up against the euro, after a second emergency rate cut by the Bank of England down to historic lows. It was also helped by increasingly concerning data from the Eurozone, showing the largest…
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For many of us, today is when gawping at the news stops and we just get on with life for the next few months in the new reality. At Smart we were very busy last week, especially on our…
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The dollar was still strong against most currencies yesterday, as it continued to benefit in this time of crisis. However, it's in a slightly weaker position this morning as the markets are starting to stabilise.
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It was a mixed day for the euro yesterday, with the single currency closing down against the pound. However, it is strong against the dollar this morning. German business climate figures came in below forecasts, although European construction…
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The pound strengthened against both the euro and dollar yesterday, and is still strong this morning after the Bank of England made a second emergency cut to interest rates. As expected, the Bank also announced that it would…
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The Bank of England has made a second emergency interest rate cut to 0.1%, its lowest ever. Following the cut and suggestion of yet further stimulus measures to come, the pound saw an uptick against the euro and…
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