EUR: Mixed fortunes for single currency

It was a quiet day for the euro with a small loss against sterling and the USD but gains on some of the other safe havens such as the yen and Swiss franc. There’s not a great deal of data for the markets to chew on in upcoming days. EUR/USD past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr...


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GBP: Sterling bounces back

It was good news for sterling yesterday with gains across the board. Don’t take too much comfort from this, however, as it was only a modest bounce back from Wednesday’s losses. The biggest event on the horizon is GDP next Friday. The chancellor – presumably Rachel...


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Pound ends week on a high

Pound ends week on a high

Sterling recovered some of its losses yesterday as, much to the surprise of some, the British chancellor Rachel Reeves remained as chancellor. The pound gained close to half a cent on both the euro and US dollar. GBP/USD is more than 1% up over the month, but...


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USD: BBB moves to the House

Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” has cleared a major hurdle in the Senate (with the help of the vice president’s tiebreaking vote), but it now must navigate a perilous path in the House of Representatives. The Republicans have staked their fiscal legacy on this...


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EUR: Highest since April

The euro ended Wednesday at its highest level over the pound since early April, when Donald Trump’s tariff regime caused a similar stir to that in Westminster yesterday. Things are also going well for EUR/USD, which has strengthened close to a four-year high. GBP/EUR:...


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