GBP Sterling rallied against the euro on Friday as it continues to benefit from the UK’s vaccine rollout and the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to keep monetary policy unchanged and interest rates at record lows. Sterling has already could come under renewed pressure this morning as the EU is set to block exports of […]
Yesterday, the Bank of England (BoE) voted unanimously to hold interest rates at record lows of 0.1%. Much like the United States Federal Reserve, the BoE held a dovish tone despite bond yields reaching record highs.
On Wednesday, as expected, the Federal Reserve confirmed they would be leaving interest rates on hold at near zero for years to come whilst also forecasting a jump in economic growth as the pandemic unwinds. By the end of the year, the Fed forecasts that growth will be as much as 6.5%, which would be the largest rise since 1984. Unemployment is forecast to fall 4.5%, while inflation is set to exceed the central bank’s target of 2% to as high as 2.4%.
GBP The pound fell yesterday after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey raised doubts on the UK’s economic recovery ahead of this week’s Bank of England Policy announcement. Bailey stressed the importance of continuing with the bond purchasing and stimulus programme, despite his concerns about post-pandemic inflation. Ahead of this key meeting, analysts have taken […]
GBP Sterling remains strong against most G10 currencies, however the currency is currently unable to stop the US Dollar regaining ground lost at the start of the year. Sterling does however remain strongly supported and will look towards Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey’s speech today to see if there are any further developments with […]
GBP The pound has retained its position as the 2021’s top performing G10 currencies, despite fears around the impact of trade disruption caused by Brexit. Support has come from the UK’s successful vaccine rollout, the greater chances of an economic recovery as a result and last week’s Bank of England meeting where it was realised […]
GBP Sterling traded close to recent highs against the euro and posted its best levels since April 2018 against the dollar as the UK’s impressive Covid vaccination programme continued to be supportive for the British currency. According to the latest figures 352,480 people received a vaccination on Tuesday taking the total percentage of people vaccinated […]
GBP Sterling continued its strong run of form as vaccination numbers paint somewhat of a positive picture for the UK. Close to 20% of the adult population have now been given their first dose which towers over the mere 3.7% vaccinated in the EU. Furthermore, the UK’s approach to vaccinate those in the highest risk […]
GBP Sterling continued its impressive start to 2021, once again jumping on Friday, this time to near 6 months highs against both the Euro and the US Dollar amongst other G10 currencies in response to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at current levels and also giving no indications they plan to […]
GBP The pound rallied against both Euro and Dollar on Thursday after the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.1%. The Bank of England is predicting that the U.K. economy will see a sharp rebound in 2021 due to the current vaccination of the U.K. population. The BOE went onto say […]
GBP Sterling rallied over the course of yesterday against both the USD and EUR. This continued this morning as GBP/EUR is trading over 1.12 and cable trading just below 1.37. Markets took comfort in comments from BoE Governor Bailey, who indicated it was too soon to cut interest rates again. Governor Bailey stated he is […]
GBP/EUR The pound has pared losses against the Euro and could be supported in the coming weeks with the announcement of a third vaccine being approved and the acceleration of vaccinations, although international factors and the Bank of England’s monetary policy will also have a major sway on the pounds direction. The GBP/EUR exchange rate […]
USD The dollar found some support in the form of a flurry of safe-haven demand yesterday. The increased demand for safe-haven currencies had been caused by investors acting cautiously amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control once again, whilst Wednesday’s US political chaos failed to calm investors. Despite Wednesday’s drama in […]
GBP The risk sensitive pound finished lower on Wednesday as both US Presidential Election and Bank of England uncertainty dampened investor appetite for sterling. The pound had started the Wednesday trading session on the front foot trading close to multi-month highs against both the euro and dollar as market sentiment was firmly risk-on amidst an […]
GBP The pound finished last week on a lower footing after a combination of rising Covid-19 cases and the Bank of England refusing to take negative interest rates off the table. Coronavirus cases are beginning to accelerate, with new cases doubling 6,000 per day and hospital admissions rising quickly. Ministers are seemingly resigned to the […]
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