by Prem Raja | Aug 17, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week brought plenty of volatility across the markets. The most notable moves were Dollar weakness and Sterling strength, driven by an upside surprise in UK GDP figures, which came in at 0.3% versus expectations of just 0.1%. Over the weekend, however, UK fiscal...
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 | Jul 27, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
As I write this, news has just broken that the EU and the US have secured a crucial trade agreement, just in the nick of time. To summarise the key points quickly, the EU has agreed to buy approximately €750 billion worth of energy and around €600 billion of U.S....
by Prem Raja | Jul 20, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
It was another tough week for Sterling, dropping to around 1.1530 against the Euro and settling near 1.34 against the Dollar, mostly due to disappointing economic data out of the UK. With July nearly wrapped up, markets typically begin to slow down for the summer—but...
by Prem Raja | Jun 1, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
And just like that, we’ve already reached June! It might be something I say every year, but 2025 truly feels like it’s flying by; largely thanks to the constant volatility we’ve seen so far. With markets still reeling from ongoing tariff drama,...
