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Canary In The Coal Mine

Canary In The Coal Mine

2017-06-15 07:38
Good morning, Negative real wage growth a warning sign that all’s not well Data yesterday confirmed that real wages shrank further in the UK, with average earnings rising 1.7% against… Read More
Poor Pound Casts A Long Shadow

Poor Pound Casts A Long Shadow

2017-06-14 07:43
Good morning. Market engages in inflation rising hypothesis Yesterday’s consumer price inflation numbers from the UK were, in no uncertain terms, an overshoot. Consumer prices rose 2.9… Read More
May Doubles Down

May Doubles Down

2017-06-13 08:16
Good morning, “I’ll get us out of this mess” Theresa May faced down some reportedly very upset Conservative MPs yesterday in her first face-to-face meeting with her party s… Read More
May Haunted By Ghosts Of The Past

May Haunted By Ghosts Of The Past

2017-06-12 07:37
Good morning, May’s reshuffle haunted by ghosts of the past The Conservative Party’s failure to secure a workable majority last week is, unsurprisingly, still all that markets ar… Read More

Does Therexit Means Therexit?

2017-06-09 07:42
Good morning, May we live in interesting times As you probably well know politics in the UK have created another astounding atmosphere with parliament hung. The Tories are the largest party… Read More

It’s Going To Be A Long Day

2017-06-08 07:51
Good morning, GBPUSD at 2 week high as polls open Super Thursday, Thunderous Thursday, the Thursday to end all Thursdays is here and while we will be waiting for more than 12 hours to get an… Read More

24hrs Until The Risk Kicks In

2017-06-07 07:33
Good morning, Tomorrow is massive so today should be quiet Tomorrow is a very risky day with a European Central Bank meeting, the testimony of Former FBI Director Comey and, of course, the… Read More

Waiting On Thursday’s Events

2017-06-06 07:48
Good morning, UK data continues to poor spending and margin news Despite poor news from the UK services PMI and the British Retail Consortiums latest sales survey sterling has kept its nose… Read More

What To Expect From The UK Election

2017-06-05 11:47
Good afternoon, Tories to dominate dull election We held a webinar last week on the elections in the UK. Here we summarise our thoughts on what this week’s vote will mean for sterling… Read More

Sterling, Like London, Remains Resilient

2017-06-05 07:41
Good morning, Back to the politics… Despite the events in London Bridge on Saturday night sterling is as solid as London is this morning. The general election due this Thursday will s… Read More

Last Tango In Paris

2017-06-02 07:57
Good morning, UK manufacturing shows Q1’s weakness should prove transitory The UK’s manufacturing sector grew once more in May, but at a slower rate than April. Nonetheless, the… Read More

Pound Left Poll Dancing

2017-06-01 07:42
Good morning, Sterling clearly remains poll-sensitive Yesterday, the pound suffered another day in the demonic washing machine that is UK politics, as the losses inspired by the YouGov proj… Read More

Sterling Hung Out To Dry

2017-05-31 07:36
Good morning, Sterling hangs in the balance Sterling’s drop to monthly lows late yesterday came on the back of YouGov’s latest survey which, in conjunction with the Times, foreca… Read More

German Inflation Due As Euro Weakens

2017-05-30 07:10
Good morning, Euro strength clipped by ECB and Italy We have a very European flavour in markets this morning with the single currency on the back foot as most of the Western world returns to… Read More
Corbyn Gains, Pound Pains

Corbyn Gains, Pound Pains

2017-05-26 08:01
Good morning, Fed hints that 2nd half of 2017 likely to be quieter than the first Sterling is on the back foot heading into the long weekend following a YouGov poll showing that the Conserva… Read More
Fed Commits To Watching Paint Dry

Fed Commits To Watching Paint Dry

2017-05-25 07:58
Good morning, Fed hints that 2nd half of 2017 likely to be quieter than the first The minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting were enough to send the dollar down to the weakest levels… Read More
China Downgraded, Sterling Defiant

China Downgraded, Sterling Defiant

2017-05-24 07:51
Good morning, Terrorism threat lingers over sterling Sterling was volatile within its recent range yesterday and finds itself below 1.30 against the USD and a little above 1.16 versus the eu… Read More
GBP Stable Despite Manchester Attack

GBP Stable Despite Manchester Attack

2017-05-23 07:53
Good morning, Manchester attack dents sterling slightly Naturally focus here in the UK has fallen on the events in Manchester overnight and this will continue as the police conduct their inv… Read More
Politics Back To Hurting The Pound

Politics Back To Hurting The Pound

2017-05-22 07:41
Good morning, Queasy on a Sunday morning We are back to a point wherein the weekend political news and the front pages of the Sunday papers are crucial for the outlook for sterling over the… Read More
A Slight Calm

A Slight Calm

2017-05-19 08:02
Good morning, Flash crash in GBPUSD A long and rather strange week is coming to an end with the main story being the weakness that has remained in the US dollar following the latest round of… Read More
Dollar Wades Deeper Into The Trump Mire

Dollar Wades Deeper Into The Trump Mire

2017-05-17 07:43
Good morning, Comedy and tragedy in Washington DCEveryone is watching EURUSD this morning as the pair bounds to levels not seen since Donald Trump won the Presidency last November. The catal… Read More
What Are Trade Agreements?

What Are Trade Agreements?

2017-05-16 13:59
In the wake of the triggering of Article 50, Jeff Lewis from import export training experts Resultz decodes the specifics of trade agreements. Here’s what you need to know… In l… Read More
Planning For Brexit

Planning For Brexit

2017-05-16 10:44
Is your business prepared for Brexit? Allie Renison, of the Institute of Directors shares a checklist of basic steps for UK businesses to take now in order to help mitigate their exposure. S… Read More

Dollar Loses On Leaks

2017-05-16 08:06
Good morning, Heeeeeerrree’s DONALD! Yesterday we said that the politics of the world seemed to have calmed down. That lasted a little less than a day with focus once again bearing dow… Read More

Waiting For A Spark

2017-05-15 07:50
Good morning, Politics taking a break It’s nice to begin a week with no overarching political theme dominating asset prices as markets open up on Sunday. As we in Europe walk in this m… Read More
Flying Under The Radar

Flying Under The Radar

2017-05-12 08:09
Good morning, Mark Carney barely noticed by either the press or the markets The news that Jeremy Corbyn’s car ran over the toes of a BBC cameraman garnered more press inches than the B… Read More
Say It With Flowers

Say It With Flowers

2017-05-11 07:39
Good morning, Electioneering to counter the economics in today’s report Today’s Quarterly Inflation Report from the Bank of England comes at a bit of a crossroads. We’re in… Read More
Bringing Kim In From The Cold

Bringing Kim In From The Cold

2017-05-10 07:40
Good morning, South Korean elections could have ramifications far from home Moon Jae-in, a known moderate and someone who’s campaigned for diplomacy and the opening of communication li… Read More
Macron Euphoria Fades, Tough Tasks Ahead

Macron Euphoria Fades, Tough Tasks Ahead

2017-05-09 07:44
Good morning, Message to Macron: good luck The euphoria of Macron’s victory on Sunday seemed to settle abnormally quickly yesterday. The over-arching reaction to the election seems to… Read More

Macron Wins, Euro Shrugs

2017-05-08 07:44
Good morning, Le Pen gets Le Spanked As had been widely expected for a number of months now Emmanuel Macron, a centrist candidate who had only created his En Marche! party 13 months ago won… Read More
The Establishment Hits Back

The Establishment Hits Back

2017-05-05 07:41
Good morning, Healthcare reform still looking sickly Heading into today’s US jobs report, markets are suspiciously quiet. A typical Friday that sees the latest employment figures relea… Read More
May’s Acerbic Speech Dents Sterling

May’s Acerbic Speech Dents Sterling

2017-05-04 07:31
Good morning, Theresa May dissolves parliament with acid Yesterday afternoon the prime minister notified the Queen of her intention to dissolve parliament ahead of the general election on Ju… Read More
The Bill Always Comes After The Dinner

The Bill Always Comes After The Dinner

2017-05-03 07:29
Good morning, One hundred BILLION euros (puts little finger to mouth) I’d be lying if I said that yesterday was a particularly memorable day in currency. The rambling narrative of 3 or… Read More
Markets A Long Way From Political Closure

Markets A Long Way From Political Closure

2017-05-02 07:42
Good morning, Seen it before, see it again The long weekend has yielded little change to the forces affecting currency markets currently; Trump and Korea are still banging away at each other… Read More

Growing Pains For UK And US

2017-04-28 07:46
Good morning, Optimism not yet ready to translate into policy The euro had a bit of roundabout trip yesterday as ECB President Draghi initially signalled a brighter outlook for the Eurozone… Read More

Dollar Weaker On Trump U-turn

2017-04-27 10:06
Good morning, Trump U-turns on NAFTA pledge As with the immigration bans, wall pledges and jailing of Hillary Clinton before it, Trump’s having to adjust his rhetoric and campaign prom… Read More
It’s All A Bit Taxing

It’s All A Bit Taxing

2017-04-26 07:38
Good morning, Single currency, double optimism The euro has continued its post-French election run higher in the past 24 hours with both political and monetary policy factors going in the si… Read More
A Day Of Doldrums

A Day Of Doldrums

2017-04-25 07:36
Good morning, Trump on taxes With the first round, and some would argue the second round as well, of the French presidential election in the bag and the vote now centrist candidate Emmanuel… Read More
EUR Leaps On Macron Vs Le Pen In 2nd Round

EUR Leaps On Macron Vs Le Pen In 2nd Round

2017-04-24 07:38
Good morning, Finally! An election that hasn’t got people running for the hills The result of the first round of the French presidential election is simultaneously a huge turn up for t… Read More

French Campaigns End In Fear

2017-04-21 07:45
Good morning, Paris attacked again An attack claimed by Islamic State and only a few hundred metres away from the Arc de Triomphe has focused minds and prices on this weekend’s French… Read More
Markets Living For The Weekend

Markets Living For The Weekend

2017-04-20 07:52
Good morning, Pound holding up and holding on The dust has settled from the announcement of the General Election in the UK and the pound has managed to hold onto its recent gains. We think t… Read More
Make Dollar Prostrate Again

Make Dollar Prostrate Again

2017-04-13 07:40
Good morning Trump talks down the dollar In his latest policy U-turn President Donald Trump has told the Wall Street Journal that he will not brand China a ‘currency manipulator’… Read More
Market’s Unease Clear To See

Market’s Unease Clear To See

2017-04-12 07:44
Good morning, Shopped and now the drop We wouldn’t be closing in on a bank holiday weekend if we didn’t see markets sell off into the break and yesterday that is what they did. T… Read More
The Devil’s In The Retail For GBP

The Devil’s In The Retail For GBP

2017-04-11 07:46
Good morning, Shopped and now the drop Over the course of the next 24hrs or so we will gain a more present insight into the pressures the average UK consumer is under. The UK consumer has be… Read More
EU Parliament To Weigh On Brexit Plans

EU Parliament To Weigh On Brexit Plans

2017-04-05 07:45
Good morning, Quiet but data ahead  As befits a session wherein the only data releases were 2nd tier and in and around the consensus estimate, markets have been fairly quiet since yeste… Read More
All Up For Debate In France

All Up For Debate In France

2017-04-04 07:37
Good morning, French candidates set to debate tonight Ahead of a debate of the candidates in the French election tonight both the yen and the Swiss franc have been bought overnight as invest… Read More
A Week Where Anything Could Happen

A Week Where Anything Could Happen

2017-04-03 07:53
Good morning, Trump meets Xi on Thursday This week is a week of political cat and mouse as meetings and negotiations and the positions therein are scoped out, prodded, poked and in other way… Read More
Repeal Bill Revealed

Repeal Bill Revealed

2017-03-31 07:26
U.K. Government’s next step: The Great Repeal Bill With Article 50 triggered, the next step for David Davis and Co is The Great Repeal Bill. This measure will draw all existing EU law… Read More
Is That It?

Is That It?

2017-03-30 07:48
Good morning, Sterling unimpressed by Westminster moves If your sole barometer of what was going on in the world was a chart of the pound’s performance then yesterday looked like a ver… Read More
Start The Clock

Start The Clock

2017-03-29 07:47
Good morning, All eyes on Westminster Today is the day; Brexit will begin in a few hours’ time. In the grand scheme of things we do not expect today to be too much different from a nor… Read More
Consolidation Ahead Of Event Risk

Consolidation Ahead Of Event Risk

2017-03-28 07:37
Good morning, Yesterday was very much a day of consolidation for currency markets ahead of increased event risk later on the week. Here in the UK the PM’s spokesman confirmed that at 1… Read More
USD Needs Healthcare Not Healthchaos

USD Needs Healthcare Not Healthchaos

2017-03-27 08:02
Good morning, Trumpcare goes down in flames The dollar has been taken lower through the overnight Asian session following the failure of the Trump administration to corral enough support to… Read More
Westminster Attack Has Limited Pound Impact

Westminster Attack Has Limited Pound Impact

2017-03-23 08:27
Good morning, Sterling driven to 3 week high by inflation Much like the rest of London, currency markets were only briefly perturbed by the events that took place in Westminster yesterday af… Read More
Sterling Strength Is Misguided

Sterling Strength Is Misguided

2017-03-22 08:53
Good morning, Sterling driven to 3 week high by inflation Sterling ran above 1.25 yesterday as inflation numbers beat estimates handily and, once again, the only thing that people could talk… Read More
Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning

2017-03-21 08:49
Good morning, Brexit begins next week So now we know. A child conceived on June 23rd will be born on March 29th and be given the name Brexit. The stopwatch that will count down for 2 years w… Read More
EUR Strong As Dutch Head To The Polls

EUR Strong As Dutch Head To The Polls

2017-03-15 08:51
Good morning, Holland goes to the polls This time tomorrow we will know what the electoral map in the Netherlands looks like with polls in the 2017 election opening a few hours ago. Voting w… Read More
May To Receive The All Clear On Article 50

May To Receive The All Clear On Article 50

2017-03-13 12:25
Good afternoon, Finger on the trigger UK Prime Minister Theresa May could trigger Article 50 as soon as tomorrow, according to press reports over the weekend and, in doing so, reclaim up to… Read More

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