Yearly Archives: 2018

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FED Still on Course to Raise Interest Rates

28 February, 2018

Ashley Finill

Yesterday saw the market stay in a fairly stagnant state for much of day due to major data being released which kept the market relatively quiet throughout the morning to early afternoon. However, it was later in the evening that the market started to react to a Speech taking place in the States. Federal reserve […]

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Quiet Monday with Lack of Data

27 February, 2018

Simon Eastman

With a lack of any data out on Monday, the market was left to moving off investor sentiment, which as we have seen of late, is not with the pound. Sterling dropped off from a high over the weekend against the euro, falling by nearly a cent despite UK mortgage approvals coming out better than […]

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More of the same, or Breakout imminent?

26 February, 2018

Matthew Boyle

It has been a flat few weeks for Pound, with it trading range bound particularly against the Euro. Indeed, since June of last year we have seen GBP>EUR rate move within around a 4-cent range as Brexit uncertainty amongst other things have left it flat and with a little stage from which to make any […]

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Uneventful Week in the Currency Markets

23 February, 2018

Ashley Finill

This week has once again been a fairly uneventful week in the currency market with both the Euro and the US dollar trading more or less within a cent range of the Pound. The sentiment is still with the Euro as Brexit negotiations continue in Brussels marring Sterlings hopes of any significant rally against both […]

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Trading remains flat

22 February, 2018

Nakhil Mahra

Yesterday was a relatively flat day in the currency markets continuing to trade within its recent range. GBPEUR held its gains made on Tuesday on the back of some positive Brexit news. With further Brexit talks now not far away, we can expect to see increased volatility up to and indeed during the course of […]

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A Brexit breakthrough?

21 February, 2018

Paul Newfield

Yesterday, despite almost no data releases from the UK, the pound climbed over half a cent against the euro, in large part no doubt due to the news that the European Parliament is preparing a 60 page document detailing how it will give the UK more flexibility in future negotiation talks, possibly handing the UK […]

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Flat trading to start the week

20 February, 2018

Grace Rae

Yesterday’s trading day was particularly stagnant with the markets appearing very flat and closed the day pretty much where it opened with no major data release out to note to cause any kind of movement. Markets in Hong Kong, China and the US were all closed yesterday too which likely contributed to the muted movements. […]

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Market Recap and Week Ahead

19 February, 2018

Simon Eastman

Last week we saw the pound vary in performance, trading in a very tight range against the euro, whilst making fairly significant gains against the US dollar. GPB v EUR Over the past week, the trading range for sterling/euro was a cent overall. The raft of data releases for both sides had only a small […]

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Small recoveries for Sterling ahead of Retail Sales

16 February, 2018

Rob Bastin

During a very quiet day of data yesterday, Sterling was able to make very small recoveries from its recent losses against its major pairs. The pound was up around 0.3% against the Euro and US Dollar during yesterday’s session hitting a 10 day high against the greenback but still close to the low of the […]

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Pound holds position despite no economic data releases

15 February, 2018

Grace Rae

Yesterday the Pound held its position despite having no domestic economic data releases to note, particularly against the Euro and US Dollar and closed the trading day just under half a cent better than where it had opened. Although there was a slight drop in the rates during the mornings trading, the Pound proved resilient […]

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