by Julian Benson | Jul 9, 2025
Today was supposed to see the end of US President Donald Trump’s 90-day trade tariff pause. But, with only one trade agreement officially signed off and implemented, that with the UK, the President saw fit to extend the pause to August 1. Although, for good measure,...
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by Julian Benson | Jul 9, 2025
The dollar was up on both the pound and the euro as markets reacted to Trump’s tariff announcements. Alongside the announcement of national tariffs, now due to come into force on August 1, news of new major copper and drug levies sent traders racing to secure stocks...
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by Julian Benson | Jul 9, 2025
The euro didn’t suffer as badly as the pound on Tuesday, but it was still down 0.15% on the dollar. However, growing noises from Brussels suggest the EU is going to sign a trade deal with the US that locks in worse terms than those received by the UK, despite its...
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by Julian Benson | Jul 9, 2025
The pound lost ground against the dollar and euro on Tuesday, down 0.3% on USD and nearly 0.2% on EUR. With no major economic data releases until Friday, sterling is in sway to Trump’s ongoing tariff announcements. GBP/USD past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1...
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by Julian Benson | Jul 9, 2025
As confusion mounts around US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, the dollar saw gains over the pound and euro. Growing nearly 0.2% on the euro and over 0.3% on the pound, the dollar regained some of its losses from earlier in the week. Trump’s 90-day trade tariff...
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