by Prem Raja | Dec 8, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | Dec 1, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
November was a very volatile month mainly due to the U.S. presidential election and issues in the German government, we saw some big moves in FX, we have GBPEUR at 1.20, EURUSD at 1.05 (Down from 1.10) and GBPUSD at 1.27 (Down from 1.32)- the longevity of these moves...
by Prem Raja | Nov 24, 2024 | EU, EUR, GBP, GDP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | Nov 10, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | Nov 3, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Following the bond sell off’s last week after the Chancellor’s Autumn budget, the Pound has managed to steady itself going into the new week, as it seems Gilt investors are convinced of the Government’s spending plans- how this plays out over coming...
by Prem Raja | Oct 27, 2024 | EU, EUR, GBP, USD
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...
