Retail Sales Push GBP higher.

Retail Sales Push GBP higher.

After a week in the beautiful cities of Porto and Braga, I am now back in the UK and in the office- hopefully my great team have been able to take care of you all. The major story last week was the Bank of England making it very clear that they are preparing for a...
Pound Sterling Exchange Rates Strong Going Into June

Pound Sterling Exchange Rates Strong Going Into June

Pound Sterling exchange rates have had a very good month in May, considering news of a UK election coming in July, the volatility has very much been swayed in favour of Sterling, which has given us a positive start to June. June will be an interesting month with...
Retail Sales Push GBP higher.

Sterling rallies following inflation print.

Last week was quite eventful for Stering exchange rates with a higher than expected inflation print causing GBPEUR to spike to 1.1770 and GBPUSD to 1.2770- the data overall was seen as positive as it was low enough for the Government to take a victory lap, but now low...
GBPEUR higher and GBPUSD lower after hot U.S Jobs report.

GBPEUR has positive end to the week.

Last week was constructive for Sterling exchange rates with GBPEUR ending the week at 1.1685, and GBPUSD ending the week at 1.27. EURUSD was also bullish last week closing on Friday at 1.0870. As we enter a new week, there are different data releases to focus on which...
Retail Sales Push GBP higher.

Positive GDP Data Boosts Sterling Exchange Rates

The last week was pretty volatile for Sterling exchange rates, with the Pound falling prior and following the BoE decision. The simple update is that 2 members voted for a cut which meant that traders have now started to price in the first BoE cut for June- this...
All eyes on the Bank of England this week.

All eyes on the Bank of England this week.

Last week we saw markets take a turn following a few weeks of Dollar strength- this was reversed by the Fed meeting which made clear that the Fed is now watching data to decide when to make it’s first interest rate cut, it was one of the most Dovish meetings in...
Retail Sales Push GBP higher.

Sterling to Euro exchange rate strengthens

Sterling exchange rates are in a strange position currently, on one hand, they are outperforming against the Euro, and on the other, severely underperforming against the U.S. dollar, which has strengthened by 3% since March. On Friday, GBPEUR closed at 1.1680, a solid...
GBPUSD drops to 1.24

GBPUSD drops to 1.24

Last week was pretty busy on the macroeconomic front with Fed minutes, the ECB confirming a rate cut from June and plenty of economic data- however, this was all over shadowed by the escalating Middle East conflict with Iran launching a drone attack on Israel. The...