UK Budget in focus this week

UK Budget in focus this week

Sterling has managed to keep above 1.20 against the Euro but unfortunately slipped below the 1.30 handle against the Dollar. Following a relatively quiet week we saw pretty sideways price action now leading into a pretty busy week going into November- which is...
GBPEUR Hits 1.20 following strong retail sales.

GBPEUR Hits 1.20 following strong retail sales.

On Friday we saw Sterling rise against the Euro above 1.20 following positive retail sales data, giving us the best GBPEUR exchange rate in over 2 years. Retail sales were expected negative,but thanks to good weather and more money in peoples pockets, spending picked...
GBP higher against EUR and lower against USD

GBP higher against EUR and lower against USD

Hello all! Apologies for the lack of reports over the last few weeks, I have been travelling but back in the UK now and back on the desk- so far we have had a pretty eventful month with escalations in the Middle East, plenty of news out of the Bank of England and the...
GBPEUR Hits 1.20 following strong retail sales.

Fed & BoE Meetings In Focus This Week

This week will most probably be the highlight for September; so far Sterling is in a good position as of the close on Friday, and we have a few releases through the week before we get to the Central bank meetings. On Monday we have Eurozone balance of trade data which...
Quiet week ahead on markets.

Quiet week ahead on markets.

There has been a significant risk off tone in the markets over the last two weeks- where we have seen stocks sell off, and consequently, Pound Sterling as well. GBPUSD usually gets hit the most in a risk off environment, alongside EURUSD, both down around 1.5% over...