by Prem Raja | Aug 13, 2023 | Brexit, EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
After positive UK GDP data, the Pound traded a little higher on Friday after a relatively disappointing performance over the week- the data showed that the UK economy has in fact still grown a little through this current cost of living crisis- for those of you in the...
by Prem Raja | Jul 30, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Apologies for the lack of reports over the last few weeks- I have been in the process of moving house and now finally have my office set up so we are back to regular scheduled programming. The markets have been very volatile over the past week with the main catalysts...
by Prem Raja | Jun 25, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
As I mentioned last week, we were expecting a 25 bps hike from the BoE, however after another high inflation reading, the Central Bank had to make a more aggressive move on Thursday and decided to go with a 50 bps hike- stating that things are worse than they...
by Prem Raja | May 1, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
With just a 4 day week ahead of us in the UK before the King’s Coronation, we have a relatively volatile week on the cards with Central Banks as the key focus- which could present some great opportunities for those buying and selling Sterling. First of all, on...
by Prem Raja | Apr 23, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week we saw the Pound weaken slightly after disappointing retail sales figures- this was also coupled with Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab’s resignation. Most of the drop in retail sales seems to have come from food (Which is where a lot of the inflation...