by Prem Raja | Jun 21, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
What a week… After a good little spell for Sterling through early June, we finally started to see GBP exchange rates crumble under pressure. In one week, we have seen GBPUSD exchange rates drop from 1.28 down to 1.2350. To put this in context, a purchase of 100k...
by Prem Raja | May 10, 2020 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
On Sunday evening, PM Boris Johnson announced that, in short, the UK lockdown will remain until June at the earliest. Some industries (i.e construction) will be able to return to work immediately with social distancing measures in place. Unlimited exercise will now be...
by Prem Raja | Feb 17, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week the Pound was boosted by the resignation of Sajid Javid, and the choosing of his replacement- Rishi Sunak. The basis of this GBP strength is that Boris Johnson will now have more control over the treasury, and effectively increase Government spending- so he...
by Prem Raja | Feb 9, 2020 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week, Sterling fell by around 1% across the board and was the worst-performing currency of the week following negative rhetoric surrounding the UK-EU trade deal expected to be done this year. The Pound has failed to go back to the 1.19 level a few times and now,...
