April 9th, 2018
By Smart Currency
On Friday we reported that sterling could end the week lower if we see a strong reading of the monthly US labour market report. The dollar was bought heading into the...
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April 6th, 2018
By Smart Currency
Sterling has started the second quarter slowly having been the star performer in the first three months of 2018. Small gains against the euro have contrasted with small...
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April 5th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
Fears of a trade war between the US and China increased significantly yesterday. On Tuesday night, the US government announced new tariffs of 25% on $50 billion worth...
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April 4th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
Since Donald Trump announced that he would be imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, there have been fears of a protectionist trade war. While Trump has...
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April 3rd, 2018
By Christopher Nye
Good morning everyone. We trust you had a wonderful Easter weekend and are now suitably refreshed? The key release from last Thursday was the final reading of the UK...
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March 29th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
Yesterday’s key release was the final reading of the US GDP growth rate for the fourth quarter of 2017. It had been expected to come in at 2.7%, but the actual...
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