by Prem Raja | Jul 21, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Before we get into markets- on Sunday, President Biden announced that he will be dropping out of the election- this was after rumours throughout the week that he would be doing this, however usually Politicians wait until markets are closed before making such...
by Prem Raja | May 19, 2024 | EU, EUR, GBP, GDP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | May 12, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | May 6, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | Apr 28, 2024 | EU, EUR, GBP, GDP, USD
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...
by Prem Raja | Mar 24, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The Pound fell around 0.5% last week due to flat Retail Sales data and the BoE deciding to keep rates on hold- the reason why Sterling fell was the retail sales numbers came out at 0% which showed no growth at all, and after last month’s jump in spending this...