by Prem Raja | Oct 1, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The month ended with GBPEUR at 1.1530 and GBPUSD at 1.22- over all the month of September was not very supportive for the Sterling and we saw a lot of weakness to end the quarter- although we have also seen a weaker Euro alongside a weaker Pound, it seems traders have...
by Prem Raja | Sep 24, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GDP, USD
Sterling weakness has been the main theme of September so far, and last week we saw these moves accelerated after the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates on hold and going against market expectations. Inflation has been cooling slightly (For now), however,...
by Prem Raja | Aug 13, 2023 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
After positive UK GDP data, the Pound traded a little higher on Friday after a relatively disappointing performance over the week- the data showed that the UK economy has in fact still grown a little through this current cost of living crisis- for those of you in the...
by Prem Raja | Jun 25, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
As I mentioned last week, we were expecting a 25 bps hike from the BoE, however after another high inflation reading, the Central Bank had to make a more aggressive move on Thursday and decided to go with a 50 bps hike- stating that things are worse than they...
by Prem Raja | Jun 11, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The GBPEUR exchange rate has hit a new 2023 high of 1.17 on Friday afternoon- Sterling has technically been strong over the last month or so with back-to-back gains against the Euro and Dollar. The reason for the strength has now been due to interest rate hike bets-...