by Prem Raja | Jun 25, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
As I mentioned last week, we were expecting a 25 bps hike from the BoE, however after another high inflation reading, the Central Bank had to make a more aggressive move on Thursday and decided to go with a 50 bps hike- stating that things are worse than they...
by Prem Raja | Jun 18, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Sterling exchange rates had a brilliant end to the week with GBPUSD closing at 1.2817 and GBPEUR closing at 1.1716- both very interesting levels for Sterling sellers globally. The main reason for the gains is that we have seen the Dollar index weaken slightly and thus...
by Prem Raja | Jun 11, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The GBPEUR exchange rate has hit a new 2023 high of 1.17 on Friday afternoon- Sterling has technically been strong over the last month or so with back-to-back gains against the Euro and Dollar. The reason for the strength has now been due to interest rate hike bets-...
by Prem Raja | May 29, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The last week was pretty volatile for markets- with traders now pricing in more BoE hikes this year (Expected to reach 5.5%) following inflation data showing no sign of cooling yet. Naturally, this helped push the GBPEUR rate higher into the 1.15 area- but...
by Prem Raja | May 28, 2023 | Misc.
