Yearly Archives: 2019

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Brexit or Little Big Horn

16 May, 2019

Samuel Roberts

So once again Theresa May is putting another deal to the house. Make no mistake, this is Theresa Mays’ last stand.  If this deal is voted down again, Theresa May will have few options left but to leave number 10 for good but where does that leave Britain and Brexit? Well Theresa May hopes that […]

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The Usual Suspects

15 May, 2019

Samuel Roberts

Once again, uncertainty seems to be the state of play. We seeTheresa May being urged by her party  colleagues to abandon her talks with Labour (the same party colleagues who want her to resign), Nigel Farage having an impressive showing for the upcoming European elections (elections we should not even be taking part in)and promising […]

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Sterling drop continues

14 May, 2019

Rob Bastin

As we begin the new week, the price action on Sterling exchange rates has been very telling of the current sentiment. 10 days ago the pound rallied to near 2 year highs on rumours that cross party talks had made significant progress, however this speculation was quickly dampened and Sterling has now dropped for 6 […]

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Pound Down – more to come?

13 May, 2019

Matthew Boyle

Last week was a tough one for the Pound, seeing it slide across the board, and most noticeably against the USD and EUR – losing just over 1.5% against both. With the Brexit deadlock ongoing and fears that any potential cross party talks would fail, it seems the market has soured towards GBP again. There […]

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All English Finals but yet no success in Europe

10 May, 2019

Tamim Rahman

Although our football clubs have found success in Europe, it seems though Britain is still far from finding any success. The pound to euro exchange rate has slumped this week in a shocking reversal after last week’s gains. Sterling has remained sensitive to Brexit twists and turns and has not reacted positively to suggestions, discussions […]

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PM remains defiant

9 May, 2019

Nakhil Mahra

Yesterday, during PMQs the PM remained defiant and rejected calls for to resign. The pressure has been building on the PM as it seems more and more MPs are losing confidence in the PM and doubts increasing that she is the right person to lead the UK through Brexit. In fact, Local Tory associations confirming […]

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Why limit orders can be an important tool

8 May, 2019

Joe Goodwin

Yesterday the pound reversed its gains from last Friday losing about 1 cent against the euro from its recent peak. It’s worth noting apart from a brief period in March of this year, that the last time the pound was at these levels against the euro was back in May 2017. This is a prime […]

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Cross-party talks – Will they find an agreement?

7 May, 2019

Grace Rae

Following the bank holiday weekend, Sterling has reached a new monthly high and gaining almost a percent since this time last week against its majors. Regular readers and rate watchers would have noticed that the Pound has been highly range-bound over the last few weeks so the uplift on Friday afternoon provided a great opportunity […]

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Unexpected Pound Strength

3 May, 2019

Tom Arnold

Yesterday saw a number of factors coalesce to give the Pound a somewhat surprising boost up from its recent range-bound stasis. Firstly, the PM fired her Defence Secretary; Gavin Williamson, over the recent Huawei/5G leak, which while not particularly of interest to the markets, was a sign that she is apparently strong in her leadership […]

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Resurrection of Markets Following Labour Day

2 May, 2019

Paul Newfield

An extremely quiet day yesterday saw no significant updates regarding Brexit, other than continued cross-party talks that are deemed to be positive and making progress. As it was Labour Day in most countries there was also nothing in the way of data or eco stats. Due to this, the pound traded fairly flat across both […]

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