by Prem Raja | Sep 14, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week was another volatile one for global markets, and much of the spotlight fell on Europe. France entered a fresh wave of political and economic turmoil after Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted in a confidence vote on 8 September. His plans to deliver €44...
by Prem Raja | Aug 10, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week brought more turbulence to currency markets, with the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates delivering an unexpected short-term boost to Sterling. The move was widely anticipated, but the relief rally came from the fact that the decision was a...
by Prem Raja | May 11, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
After a turbulent week filled with interest rate decisions and heightened uncertainty surrounding global trade, markets braced themselves for further volatility heading into the weekend, with high-stakes U.S.-China negotiations taking place in Geneva. Fortunately, on...
by Prem Raja | Jun 30, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The first week of July brings is what has the potential to be a very volatile week with both UK and French elections on the cards (Alongside a very busy economic calendar). On Sunday the first round of voting begun, unfortunately, I am writing this while votes are...
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...
