by Prem Raja | Jul 13, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Sterling faced significant headwinds last week, with disappointing UK GDP numbers on Friday causing substantial weakness. GBPEUR slipped from 1.16 to 1.15, while GBPUSD dropped more sharply from 1.36 down to 1.34, catching many traders off guard. The pullback in...
by Prem Raja | Jun 22, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The markets endured yet another week of heightened volatility, driven primarily by escalating geopolitical tensions. After weeks of speculation, President Trump ordered anticipated military strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, confirming direct U.S....
by Prem Raja | Jun 15, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week proved highly eventful once again, highlighted by successful negotiations between the U.S. and China that finally began to yield results, offering some temporary relief to global markets. However, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated...
by Prem Raja | Jun 8, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week was anything but quiet, with renewed tensions between the U.S. and China, the ECB signalling stability on interest rates, and even an unusual public clash between President Trump and Elon Musk. These events contributed to significant volatility in FX...
by Prem Raja | Jun 1, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
And just like that, we’ve already reached June! It might be something I say every year, but 2025 truly feels like it’s flying by; largely thanks to the constant volatility we’ve seen so far. With markets still reeling from ongoing tariff drama,...
by Prem Raja | May 26, 2025 | EU, EUR, GBP, GDP, USD
It was a busy and eventful long weekend for markets, dominated again by President Trump’s trade policies. On Friday, Trump announced a bold move; imposing a 50% tariff on all EU imports starting June 1st. Currency markets reacted immediately, with GBP/EUR rising...
