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<h2>Pound (GBP) </h2> The Pound (GBP) held steady today as Sterling investors look ahead to Thursday’s Bank of England (BoE) policy decision. The Bank is largely expected to hold interest rates at 0.1% but following bullish comments from the BoE’s Governor Andrew Bailey – who said he was ‘more positive’ about the outlook for the UK economy – some GBP investors are feeling optimistic. With tensions between the UK and the EU erupting over the Northern Irish border and several countries suspension of Oxford’s...

<h3>Pound (GBP)</h3> The Pound (GBP) edged higher against its peers today as non-essential UK shops reopened for the first time since the beginning of Britain’s nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. As a result, Sterling traders have become more optimistic about the nation’s economic recovery. GBP has also benefited from hints form the Government that it could scrap or alter its 2-metre distancing guideline. This follows comments from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who suggested that the UK now had more room to ‘manoeuvre’...

<h3>Pound (GBP)</h3> The Pound (GBP) began to push higher today after UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that everyone over five – with Covid-19 symptoms was now eligible for a coronavirus test. Mr Hancock also added that 21,000 people had been hired to carry out contract tracing tests. As a result, Sterling benefited from what appears to be increasing steps to tackle the UK’s coronavirus crisis. However, the Bank of England’s (BoE) increasing talks of taking the interest rates down below zero have left...

<h3>Pound (GBP)</h3> The Pound (GBP) put in a mixed performance today, with GBP rising against many of the risk-correlated currencies on hopes that the Government could conceded over pressures from Labour leader Keir Starmer to release plans to ease the lockdown, while it struggle against the Euro and the US Dollar. Sterling remains under pressure from growing concerns for the UK economy after the OBR suggested that the UK GDP could fall by -35% in the second quarter. Chancellor Rishi Sunak also said that he was...

<h3>Pound (GBP) </h3> The Pound (GBP) struggled today following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s admittance to hospital last night, which soon escalated to him being moved to intensive care. Consequently, Sterling investors became jittery as the PM’s health remained in balance, despite Downing Street’s assurance that his condition remains stable. With the UK’s figurehead temporarily absent, however, this left GBP struggling to make any significant gains against its peers today. <h3>Euro (EUR)...

<h3>Pound (GBP)</h3> The Pound (GBP) edged higher against many of its peers in spite of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s coronavirus diagnosis. Sterling’s gains owed themselves primarily to an improvement in investor sentiment, with the British currency continuing to act as a risk-sensitive asset. GBP has also continued to benefit from the Bank of England’s (BoE) interest rate decision yesterday, which saw the bank hold rates at all-time record lows of 0.1%. <h3>Euro (EUR)</h3> The Euro (EUR) struggled...

The Pound to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate rose by over 1% today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.08. The Euro (EUR) suffered today after the publication of the flash Eurozone Composite PMI for March, which showed a significant decrease into contraction territory from 51.6 to 31.4. Chris Williamson, the chief business economist at IHS Markit, commented on the report: ‘Business activity across the eurozone collapsed in March to an extent far exceeding that seen even at the height of the global financial crisis....

<h3>Pound (GBP)</h3> The Pound (GBP) remained subdued against its peers today as UK economic recession fears grow amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Today also saw the release of January’s UK ILO Unemployment Rate rise to a worse-than-expected 3.9%. However, as this was before the major Covid-19 pandemic, Sterling traders are feeling increasingly pessimistic that unemployment could spike in the coming months. Capital Economists Chief Paul Dales commented: ‘With the peak of the virus yet to come, it is...

<h3>Pound Sterling (GBP)</h3> The Pound (GBP) edged higher today as hopes returned for the British economy as Downing Street appeared to take a firmer stance on the coronavirus epidemic. Today also saw the release of the UK Rightmove House Price Index, which rose in March by 1%, while the year-on-year figure edged higher by 3.5%. <h3>US Dollar (USD)</h3> The US Dollar (USD) remained subdued against many of its peers after the US Federal Reserve cut its interest rates from 1.25% to 0.25% on Sunday. As a...

<h2>Pound Sterling (GBP)</h2> The Pound (GBP) struggled against many of its peers today after the UK Markit Services PMI for February undercut forecasts and eased from 53.3 to 53.2. The GBP exchange rate has also become beset by rising odds of a rate cut from the Bank of England (BoE), with the coronavirus outbreak threatening to weaken the British economy in the near-term. <h2>US Dollar (USD)</h2> The US Dollar (USD) recovered some of its losses today after February’s ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI beat...