Pound Needs BOE’s Support to Push Higher
GBP The pound had a volatile time last week with both positive and negatives driving the currency up and down. On Thursday, the Bank of England Governor Andrew Baily made a speech where he warned overreacting to “temporary” inflationary pressures, prompting some re-pricing in tightening expectations and sell off in Sterling. On the positive side,…
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GBP The Pound had a mixed week making a small gain of 0.1% against the Euro but fell by 0.4% against the Dollar. April’s GDP and industrial production figures were slightly disappointing on Friday and the hangover from Brexit has weighed on the Pound. The so called “sausage war” is leading to growing tensions between…
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GBP The Pound had a difficult week, losing ground against every G10 currency apart from the New Zealand Dollar. Against the Euro, Sterling finished flat but lost a quarter of one percent to the US Dollar. The Pound has suffered due to uncertainty around the full reopening of the economy on the 21st of June.…
Read MoreJune’s Big Unlock Looks to Push Pound Higher
GBP The Pound was the third best performing G10 currency last week losing only a small amount to both the Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc. Against the Euro, Sterling finished up by 0.1% but spent the week trading in an 80-pip range and bouncing between 1.1570 and 1.1650. Versus the Dollar there was an increase…
Read MoreCovid Variants Could Dampen Pounds Potential
GBP The Pound was the top performing G10 currency last week, increasing by 0.8% against the Dollar and just under 1% versus the Euro. GBP/EUR closed the week just above 1.16 following its best week since February. Sterling benefited from an expiry of election related political risks, as well as first quarter GDP data that…
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GBP The Pound had a stellar week versus the Dollar increasing by 1.2% but was unable to achieve the same against the Euro, as the pair finished flat for the week. The Scottish National Party won 64 of the 129 seats at Holyrood and Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Read MoreGlobal Growth Looks Positive Despite Rising Covid Cases
GBP The pound made gains of 0.4% against the dollar this week but lost 0.7% versus the euro as markets try to price in the everchanging effect of Covid on the global economy. The economic data released for the UK last week showed that the economy is recovering well as restrictions get lifted. Retail sales…
Read MorePound Undervalued According to Major Banks
GBP The pound manged to regain some of the losses it sustained the week before, increasing by 0.3% against the Euro and 0.9% against the Dollar. Though Sterling did suffer a shock at the beginning of the week when the Bank of England’s Chief economist Andy Haldane announced he would be leaving the bank. Haldane…
Read MorePound Looks to Regain Recent Losses
GBP The pound had a mixed week, gaining 0.3% against the euro but weakening 0.9% against the dollar. The FX markets have been extremely volatile over the last week due to several factors influencing the markets. Sterling went through what looked like a corrective phase versus the euro dropping to a 20-day high mid-week before…
Read MoreThird Wave Looms Over Europe
GBP Although there was significant intraday volatility throughout the week the pound ended the week flat versus the euro and down 0.4% to the dollar. The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meeting was the main talking point for the where the bank voted to unanimously keep rates at 0.1%. Though the pound did not…
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