by Christopher Nye | Jan 5, 2023 | Currency Updates
How much will your pounds (or dollars) be worth if you’re buying a property in Europe in 2023? See the major influences of last year and how they will continue to affect how much you have to spend in Europe next year. What happened in 2022? During 2022 one pound...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 13, 2022 | Currency Updates
Our brand-new quarterly forecast comes at a nervy and excitable time in the currency markets. See what the ‘experts’ predict the pound will be worth against the euro and dollar by Christmas and into 2023. The mini-Budget upset the markets, inflation is at...
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by Roseanne Bradley | Sep 29, 2022 | Currency Updates
Chaos in the UK economy following last week’s mini-Budget has raised fears over mortgages, as the Bank of England promises an intervention to stop inflation and a run on the pound. So how do interest rates affect mortgages? And why is the crisis affecting sterling?...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 30, 2022 | Currency Updates
When Sunak was made chancellor the pound leapt up. Will that happen again if he becomes PM? Truss is promising immediate tax cuts that will put money in the wealthy’s pockets; could that boost economic growth and support the pound? Here we check out some of the...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 13, 2022 | Currency 101, Currency Updates
The war in Ukraine, ongoing repercussions from the pandemic, high inflation and more are inciting fears that a recession could happen in the UK and globally. Central banks continue to face the difficult challenge of tackling high inflation whilst protecting the...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 31, 2022 | Currency 101, Currency Updates
The pound has slipped in recent days, after failing to stay above the €1.20 resistance level for more than a few days at a time. Will it ever regain its pre-referendum levels? Several times since the start of 2022 the pound has reached over €1.20 against the euro....
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