Smart Currency

January 20th, 2017

Pound strengthened as confidence seemed to grow

By Smart Currency

It was a warmer week for the pound (sterling, GBP) as the world’s financial chiefs enjoyed the snows of Davos for the World Economic Forum. Theresa May’s... Read more

January 19th, 2017

A stagnant day in the currency markets

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Unsurprisingly, the pound (GBP) was unable to maintain Tuesday’s Brexit inspired form, despite some rather positive employment figures. But the ground it lost was... Read more

January 18th, 2017

Pound gains on May speech

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Prime Minister Theresa May outlined her plans to take the UK out of the EU, and perhaps surprisingly given the underlying message in her speech. sterling strengthened... Read more

January 16th, 2017

Sterling falls to lowest level since October as May and Hammond talk about changing Britain’s “economic model”

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Sterling fell below the 1.20 mark against the US dollar in early trading as markets reacted to the latest Brexit news. Over the weekend both Prime Minister Theresa May... Read more

January 13th, 2017

Leaders’ speeches continue to upset markets

By Smart Currency

The British pound (sterling, GBP) and US dollar (USD) have each weakened in reaction to speeches – or promises of speeches – of their national leaders in the past two... Read more