by Prem Raja | Mar 23, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week was relatively steady for Sterling exchange rates, with the Bank of England’s latest meeting delivering no surprises. As widely expected, the BoE kept rates unchanged at 4.50%, reflecting caution due to inflationary pressures that are expected to...
by Prem Raja | Mar 8, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The first week of March saw continued weakness in the U.S. Dollar, driven largely by ongoing uncertainty surrounding tariffs and the geopolitical situation in Ukraine. The tariff debate is unlikely to reach a resolution anytime soon, meaning market volatility linked...
by Prem Raja | Feb 16, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week proved to be supportive for Sterling, with an unexpected upside surprise in UK GDP data, showing that the economy grew rather than contracted in the last quarter. This positive momentum, coupled with uncertainty in U.S. markets, helped Sterling strengthen...
by Prem Raja | Feb 9, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week was a volatile yet relatively predictable one, with markets digesting further tariff announcements from President Trump and the Bank of England’s 25bps interest rate cut. Despite these developments, Sterling ended the week largely unchanged at 1.24 against...
by Prem Raja | Feb 1, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week was relatively uneventful, with no surprises from the Fed, ECB, or Bank of Canada. But just as markets were settling into a steady rhythm, President Trump shook things up on Friday evening with new tariffs—25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% on...
