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 | Dec 22, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week was a pretty volatile week from a Sterling and Dollar perspective- with both central banks having their interest rate decision within 24 hours of each other. The Fed decided to cut 25bps but hold off on any further cuts over the new few months, which...
by Prem Raja | Dec 15, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Sterling ended the week on a pretty negative note following weak UK GDP data with GBPEUR falling to 1.20, and GBPUSD falling to 1.26. The biggest concern with the data was that the services sector in the UK showed no growth in October, the same as September, which has...
by Prem Raja | Nov 17, 2024 | Misc.
On Friday UK GDP numbers showed that growth in the UK had slowed down to just 0.1% by September, which has had an instant negative impact on Sterling exchange rates. What this release has shown is that the actions taken in the latest budget will now most definitely...
by Prem Raja | Nov 10, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week was probably the biggest week of the year on financial markets with Trump winning the US Presidential Election, the Bank of England cutting rates by 25 bps and the Fed also cutting rates by 25 bps. The aftermath of these events has resulted in a strong...