by Prem Raja | Apr 14, 2019 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP
The Pound has had a pretty steady week even though there has been some movement in regards to Brexit. There has been confirmation that the Brexit deadline has been extended to 31st October, whether this will actually happen is a different story, but for now, this is...
by Prem Raja | Mar 16, 2019 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The last week went pretty much as expected as far as politics is concerned, PM Theresa May’s deal was rejected and MP’s voted to file for an extension of Article 50- which could now mean more volatility for the Pound. GBPEUR hit a 22 month high of 1.18...
by Prem Raja | Mar 10, 2019 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP
Sterling rates have been trading at highs recently as fears of a “No Deal” Brexit have started to wither away- however as last week ended, it seemed that those same fears had returned to the market- pushing GBPEUR below 1.16 and GBPUSD under 1.30. On...
by Prem Raja | Feb 17, 2019 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week, UK PM, Theresa May suffered another defeat in the House of Commons- Brexit is still the main driver for the Pound at the moment and as March 29th keeps getting closer and closer- it seems the volatility is not going to slow down. Though negotiating tactics...
by Prem Raja | Jan 27, 2019 | Brexit, EU, EUR, GBP, GDP, USD
From the headline, you would assume that all Brexit fears were non-existent and that there were plenty of positive factors underlying Sterling exchange rates currently- the reality is that neither is true. Before we go on to why this is all happening- it is important...
by Prem Raja | Jan 13, 2019 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
I’m having Deja-vu, it feels like we’ve been in this exact same situation before! MP’s will finally vote on Theresa May’s deal on Tuesday 15th January (Which is also my birthday, so I am hoping for a calm day on the markets…), providing...