Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Third 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…
Read MoreWill Rishi’s Budget Back the Pound?
GBP Sterling started the week in the same vein as it had for entirety of 2021, reaching new highs against both dollar and euro in the early hours of Thursday morning. This strength came of a back of a rumour from the Telegraph that the lockdown roadmap may be able to be shortened if everything…
Read MoreVaccine continues to push Pound higher
GBP Once again, the pound advanced against both the dollar and euro by 1% and 1.1% respectively. The only G10 currency the pound failed to make gains against was the Australian dollar but only by 0.2% as the power of the vaccine success continued to push sterling higher. The UK economy looks set to make…
Read MoreNew Year, New Lockdown
GBP The Pound started the year off well following the announcement of UK-EU trade deal just before Christmas but then started to struggle as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Against the Euro the pound fell by just over one percent and had similar results against the Dollar though did hit a high since May 2018…
Read MoreBig Week for Brexit
GBP The pound started the week strongly as news broke on an effective COVID-19 vaccination being produced by Pfizer and that the UK Government had pr-ordered 40 million doses. This is by far the highest order compared to population size meaning that the UK economy is now on course to recover faster than its western…
Read MoreAll eyes on Trump
GBP The Pound had a roller coaster week as it reacted to every headline and rumour coming out of the Brexit negotiations, with the volatility reaching 1.4% for the week. Though given the volatility the pound still managed to finish the week 0.3% up against the euro and just over 1% against the dollar. The…
Read MoreSecond lockdown and Brexit weigh on the pound
GBP The pound managed to regain some of the losses it has sustain since the release of the Internal Markets Bill and strengthened by one percent against both the US dollar and the euro. Sterling managed to survive the Bank of England’s dovish rate decision, which hinted at the use of negative interest rates soon.…
Read MoreDollar Down Yet Again
GBP Last week the pound made gains against both the euro and dollar, of 1.1% and 2% respectively. This largely due to a background of data releases for the July-August period showing that the UK economic recovery is accelerating, in addition Bank of England Governor Andrew Baily stated that there is ample firepower left to…
Read MoreMarkets await Tuesday’s trade talks
GBP The pound finished the week 0.3% higher against the dollar compared to the opening rate on Monday morning. Though this is a small move overall we saw 1% of total volatility in cable, most of this coming off the back of the UK officially entering a technical recession after posting negative growth of 20.4%…
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