Big week for Central Bank decisions.

Big week for Central Bank decisions.

Last week French politics took the spotlight with a vote of no confidence resulting in the current Government being dissolved. Upon PM Barniner’s exit, there has been much positive movement with President Macron committing to installing a PM that will get the...
Sterling weaker after bad Retail Sales.

Sterling weaker after bad Retail Sales.

Last week ended on a weaker note for Sterling following weak PMI data and weak retail sales numbers, this led to lower exchange rates against both the Euro and the Dollar. This week is the last week of the month going into the Holiday weekend in the U.S, so we do...
Big week for Central Bank decisions.

Sterling finishes the week lower across the board.

On Friday UK GDP numbers showed that growth in the UK had slowed down to just 0.1% by September, which has had an instant negative impact on Sterling exchange rates. What this release has shown is that the actions taken in the latest budget will now most definitely...
Sterling higher after volatile week.

Sterling higher after volatile week.

Last week was probably the biggest week of the year on financial markets with Trump winning the US Presidential Election, the Bank of England cutting rates by 25 bps and the Fed also cutting rates by 25 bps. The aftermath of these events has resulted in a strong...