March 17th, 2017
By Smart Currency
A hawkish tone from the Bank of England, a dovish tone from US policymakers and the clipped wings of a Dutch politician drove currencies yesterday as we were...
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March 16th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Yesterday evening the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in the US for only the third time in a decade, as was widely anticipated. The US dollar weakened because the...
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March 15th, 2017
By Smart Currency
The pound tumbled against the US dollar and euro yesterday after the Brexit Bill was signed off by Parliament, clearing the way for Theresa May to trigger Article 50...
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March 14th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
We saw a slight improvement for the pound yesterday, despite the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirming that she was planning to ask Theresa May for a...
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March 13th, 2017
By Smart Currency
For months it’s been political updates, not so much economic data, that’s been driving the pound, and this week Brexit-related events could cause another...
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March 10th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Sterling has continued to weaken across the board this week. Wednesday’s budget, after being analysed by the markets, didn’t help reverse this trend. Expectations...
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