Weekly Update 22nd November 2019
Sterling pulls it off GBP: Opinion polls provide continued support In contrast to the previous seven days, investors had almost no poor UK economic data to ignore. Almost. Rightmove’s house
Weekly Update 15th November 2019
Sterling almost wins GBP: Defies poor data, beaten only by safe-havens In view of the last week’s economic news and data, it might come as a surprise to see how
Weekly Update 8th November 2019
Global trade hopes up and down GBP: Concern switches from Brexit to election For the time being, investors have stopped stressing about Brexit. The general election has taken over as
Weekly Update 1st November 2019
Voting for sterling GBP: Heartened by general election Only the Australian dollar had a better week than the pound. Sterling strengthened by an average of 0.5%, adding two fifths of
Weekly Update 18th October 2019
At the end of last week, optimism over a possible new Brexit deal saw the pound make gains. This week, sterling mostly continued to push higher, though the trajectory was
Weekly Update 11th October 2019
Progress in Brexit and US-China trade talks exert their influence GBP: Brexit progress gives sterling some assistance Brexit once again dominated the pound this week. While there were some data,
Weekly Update 4th October 2019
Weaker US data send investors running GBP: Slowing down across the board The Bank of England, Brexit and the economy were the three themes of the week for sterling. Although
Weekly Update 27th September 2019
Sterling at the back GBP: Brexit woes It was a quiet week for UK economic data, with no hugely important statistics to shape the market. Public sector borrowing was slightly
Weekly Update 20th September 2019
Is the pound seeing an end in sight for Brexit? GBP: Sterling soars to four month high against the euro and two month high against USD The pound saw out
Weekly Update 13th September 2019
Friday 13th, lucky for some? GBP: Sterling reaches fresh highs against USD last seen in July Sterling’s luck still seems to be improving, jumping to a high of $1.24, the