by Prem Raja | Nov 29, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
As we closed on Friday we surprisingly saw Sterling give up gains against both the Euro and the Dollar; hitting 1.1125 against the Euro and 1.3305 against the Dollar. The main reason for this was lack of progress on the Brexit deal- and though talks are still...
by Prem Raja | Nov 15, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP
It was an interesting week for Pound-Euro exchange rates with rates reaching as high as 1.1275 on Wednesday before dipping to 1.1150 by Friday- and also GBPUSD reaching 1.33 before falling back to the 1.31 area by Friday close. The next Brexit deadline is supposed to...
by Prem Raja | Sep 6, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The euphoric rises in the markets were put to a halt on Thursday as risk appetite suddenly faltered; with Tech stocks leading the drop from Thursday into Friday. Now, in reality, the market had been going up non stop for a few months, so a dip is healthy, but of...
by Prem Raja | May 17, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, Misc.
Pound to Euro rates had their worst week since the big pandemic sell-off in March- closing on Friday evening at lows of 1.1180, which was an over 2% drop. Against other currencies, Sterling fell further, with Pound to Dollar exchange rates falling over 4% to 1.20. The...
by Prem Raja | Jan 25, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The main topic over the last couple of weeks was the Bank of England, after 3 members (Including the Governor) came out and said they see a case to potentially cut interest rates this month- the chances of this cut rose to 50/50 and was highly dependant on certain...
