We are in the final stage of compiling our currency forecasts for the months and year ahead and it is clear that signs of optimism are breaking out all over. The Chinese economy appears to be growing at…
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Fears of a trade war between the US and EU have been growing in the past few weeks, but last night, EU leaders approved negotiating directives for US-EU trade talks, in another positive step forwards.
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It’s a quiet day for the pound today, although comments by the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, that Germany would not support further Brexit extensions after 31st October did cause a brief weakening. Today, the important release will…
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Euro weakened slightly against the pound and dollar yesterday evening, but has otherwise had a stable few days. Today, we will see the ZEW economic sentiment index for April, expected to come in worse than the previous month,…
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There have been positive signs on US trade talks with both the EU and China, with EU leaders agreeing last night to negotiating directives for their trade talks. It could well be that the spectre of a US-EU…
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The dollar weakened slightly over the weekend against the pound and euro, as Donald Trump attacked the Federal Reserve on Twitter, saying ‘If the Fed had done its job properly, which it has not, the Stock Market would…
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The euro strengthened this weekend against the pound and dollar, after a week with some mixed economic releases and fears of a US-EU trade war. The latter have been put a little on hold as the two announced…
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Cross-party talks are continuing during the parliamentary recess in the hope of ending the Brexit deadlock. David Lidington said on Saturday that talks were progressing well, with both sides ‘testing…particular ways in which we could move forward’.
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