Yearly Archives: 2017

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Brexit Bill Passed Pound Stays Strong

2 February, 2017

Robin Haynes

Sterling continued to hold its nerve yesterday as the European Union Bill was passed with a vast majority in the Commons.

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Mixed Month for Sterling

1 February, 2017

Rob Bastin

As January comes to a close, it has been a mixed month for Sterling, finishing the month more or less where it started the year against the Euro.

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Trump order sends market into spin as market eyes Eurozone GDP

31 January, 2017

Matthew Boyle

Yesterday was a very busy start to the week in the way of data. However, it was more political news that moved the market.

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Supreme Court Judgement Moved Market

30 January, 2017

Sandeep Dugg

Last week’s historical supreme court judgment means Theresa May needs the approval the Parliament to trigger the Brexit process.

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Strong week for Sterling but for how long

27 January, 2017

Ashley Finill

This week has been very eventful on the currency market, and as a result, Sterling made considerable gains on its main competitors. Sterling clawed back over 2 cents on both the Euro and the Dollar.

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Improvements for the Pound

27 January, 2017

Grace Rae

Following the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that Brexit plans must go to a Parliament vote before they can go ahead has allowed the Pound to make some small gains and as the day progressed we saw the Pound gain almost a cent against the Euro throughout the trading day.

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Supreme Court Rules

25 January, 2017

Simon Eastman

Yesterday we had the long-awaited ruling from the Supreme Court over whether the Brexit plans must go to a vote in Parliament.

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Supreme Court set to rule on Article 50

24 January, 2017

Tom Arnold

Finally, the day has dawned where we will find out the judgement of the Supreme Court on the government’s appeal against the High Court ruling that parliament needs to be consulted before Article 50 can be triggered to begin the process of exiting the EU. The ruling is a critical decision for the UK economy as a whole, and specifically the Pound.

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US Dollar corrects as Trump becomes POTUS

23 January, 2017

Rob Bastin

Last week provided some key events for the markets to digest and with it came the expected volatility in exchange rates. Theresa May and Brexit took focus at the beginning of the week as the Prime Minister outlined her 12 point plan for negotiations, most notably prioritising control over our borders and immigration over access to the single market, while also confirming that the final plan will be put to the vote in parliament. The pound enjoyed its biggest daily gain against the Euro and USD in well over a decade, but unfortunately, these gains only recovered the losses from the previous week.

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ECB Draghi voices Eurozone concerns today the world awaits 45th POTUS Donald Trump

20 January, 2017

Matthew Boyle

Yesterday was a busy day for data albeit little of any major note, as the market largely focussed the ECB interest rate decision and monetary policy statement.

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