How will a banking crisis affect the FX markets?

How will a banking crisis affect the FX markets?

The markets have been all over the place since the closure of SVB last week, which was joined by 5 other small banks as the week went on. The latest issue on the cards is Credit Suisse who are having problems, the issue with this is that Credit Suisse is very much one...
Sterling weakens alongside global equities.

Sterling weakens alongside global equities.

After quite an eventful week on the markets with GBPEUR reaching 1.14 and then retreating back to 1.1320 by Friday’s close and GBPUSD hitting above 1.21 before settling at 1.20- we have a pretty data-packed week ahead which should present opportunities for those...
Sterling ends first week of 2023 on a high.

Sterling ends first week of 2023 on a high.

We had an interesting first week back on the market with pretty limited data releases and Sterling exchange rates having both strong and weak days against the Euro and Dollar. The main focus for the week was U.S Employment and Non Farm Payrolls- which showed 223k jobs...
Big week for Central Banks.

Big week for Central Banks.

The last week has been quite supportive for Sterling exchange rates with GBPEUR trading between 1.16-1.17 and GBPUSD trading between 1.22-1.23. This has been for various reasons, one of which has been the beginning of the Fed pivot on interest rates and the sudden...