Posts Tagged ‘FX’
GBP Braces for BoE Rate Decision; EUR and USD Eyes Turn to ECB and U.S. Election Outcomes
GBP The spotlight in the UK FX market is on Thursday afternoon, when the Bank of England (BoE) will announce its latest interest rate decision. Currently, inflation has eased to 1.7%, below the BoE’s target of 2%. Markets are widely anticipating a 0.25% rate cut, which would bring the base rate to 4.75% Despite the…
Read MorePound Wavers, Euro Strengthens & USD Awaits Fed Clarity
GBP The Pound Sterling experienced a dip against both the Euro and the US Dollar following the Bank of England’s recent rate cut. Despite this initial drop, the Pound demonstrated resilience amid relatively hawkish rhetoric and global market dynamics. The GBP|USD exchange rate hit a 4-week low before staging a recovery. The BoE’s Monetary Policy…
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%…
Read MoreSterling looks to build on firm foundations
GBP The pound ended last week flat after trading in a 15-pip range against the Euro for the whole of Friday afternoon. Against the Dollar it lost some of the gains it had racked up during the back end of the week but remained firmly above 1.30. GBP has a busy mid-week data schedule with…
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