Posts Tagged ‘GDP’
Recessions, Inflation & Rate Hikes
GBP Strong employment data saw Sterling take a jump at the back end of last week, bolstered by record wage growth and elevated rate hike bets. We’ve now seen 13 consecutive hikes, with rates being the highest since April 2008. Another hike seems more than likely on the BoE’s next decision on August 3rd. BoE…
Read MoreJobs Report Key for Further Dollar Strength
GBP The pound weakened against every G10 currency last week as the markets lost conference in the UK economy due to energy and stagflation concerns. What is most concerning for sterling is this weakness wasn’t reversed with hawkish comments from Andrew Bailey and the OIS curve indicating that a markets have priced in a interest…
Read MoreInflation, Fuel and Politics
GBP The pound finished flat against the dollar last week but with 1% of volatility as the markets navigated both the Fed and Bank of England. Against the euro, the pound lost 0.1% but like the dollar also had 1% swings in the currency pair. Sterling weakened off at the beginning of the week as…
Read MorePound 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,…
Read MoreCan the Fed Still Ignore Inflation?
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…
Read MoreSuper Thursday Expected to Drive Volatility
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…
Read MorePoor US Employment Report Fuels Dollar Sell-off
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…
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