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.
by Prem Raja | May 1, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
With just a 4 day week ahead of us in the UK before the King’s Coronation, we have a relatively volatile week on the cards with Central Banks as the key focus- which could present some great opportunities for those buying and selling Sterling. First of all, on...
by Prem Raja | Apr 23, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week we saw the Pound weaken slightly after disappointing retail sales figures- this was also coupled with Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab’s resignation. Most of the drop in retail sales seems to have come from food (Which is where a lot of the inflation...
by Prem Raja | Apr 16, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
After a disappointing retail sales release from the U.S on Friday, we saw the markets very quickly jump into positions on the Dollar- GBPUSD fell from 1.25 down to 1.24, EURUSD from 1.10 down to 1.09, and GBPEUR from 1.1370 down to 1.1280. So why did the Dollar...
by Prem Raja | Apr 10, 2023 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Markets have been quiet due to the extended Easter Bank Holiday weekend- but on Friday we did have U.S NFP’s release- and though the number was better than expected, the market seems to now be in agreement that the last few months of job cuts globally will now...
by Prem Raja | Apr 2, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP
Overall, the month of March was quite supportive for Sterling with GBPEUR closing the month at 1.1370 and GBPUSD closing at 1.2320. With positive GDP for the UK and a relatively stable budget, there weren’t too many surprises for Sterling sellers over the month....
by Prem Raja | Mar 26, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week was pretty jam-packed as far as announcements were concerned with the Fed and the BoE both raising interest rates by 25bps. For both central banks, it is still unclear what the forward guidance is- but with inflation still being an issue I would still not...
