December 31st, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting gave the US dollar an overnight boost in what has otherwise been a year to forget. Sterling has strengthened...
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December 30th, 2025
By Christopher Nye
The pound continued through Monday much where it left Christmas Eve against both the euro and US dollar, albeit with a few wobbles. However, this remains a strong rate...
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December 29th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
With just three days to go in 2025, financial markets received their customary “Santa rally” as stock markets finished last week on the front foot. While there was...
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December 24th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
The American economy grew by an annualised rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025, smashing forecasts of just over 3%. Consumer spending, exports and government...
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December 23rd, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
Residual momentum from last Thursday’s interest rate cut helped sterling start the shortened week well. With a threadbare Christmas schedule of economic news, the pound...
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December 22nd, 2025
By Christopher Nye
After a run of dismal numbers throughout December that made it look like the Bank of England would step in with some serious stimulus, the reluctance of almost half of...
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