by Prem Raja | Feb 11, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Sterling exchange rates have stayed resilient over the last week with an impressive close on Friday with GBPEUR above 1.17 and GBPUSD above 1.26, following a pretty choppy week. This week we have a lot of data out of the UK which we expect to move the markets,...
by Prem Raja | Jan 7, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The first week of 2024 was relatively volatile while traders found their feet- we saw stock markets sell off pretty much everyday through the week and various data releases which moved the market- we saw GBPEUR as low as 1.15 and GBPUSD as low as 1.26 before both...
by Prem Raja | Sep 17, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
The ECB surprised markets last week by raising interest rates by 25bps to record highs instead of keeping them on hold as initially expected- the bank now will pause on rate hikes for now and keep an eye on data- it seems the ECB believes that growth will be slow in...
by Prem Raja | Sep 10, 2023 | EU, EUR, FX, GDP, USD
According to many analysts, the end of August marked a turning point for the Pound- with the first 2 quarters of this year pretty much fuelled by Sterling strength, it seems that is now changing with the U.S Dollar now catching a bid again across the board. The reason...
by Prem Raja | Jul 18, 2021 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Over the last week, we saw Sterling exchange rates rise above 1.17 against the Euro before closing the week at a level of 1.1650. Sterling has remained slightly weaker against the U.S Dollar as investors have flocked to the Dollar for safety recently given more...
