Dow Jones hovers near 42,000. Thus, the Index is heading for another winning week, but this time, Dow’s rally comes after Fed’s recent rate cut. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has surged to near 42,000 this week, following the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate cut. This marks a significant turnaround …
Read More »More British citizens believe Brexit was a wrong decision
According to the YouGov institute’s most recent survey of 2,000 Britons, a record number of Britons now believe that Brexit was a mistake.According to the macro update, which was released by Reuters, 57% of respondents believe that the decision to leave the European Union was incorrect, while only 32% support …
Read More »Britain begins post-Brexit asset management revamp, focus on liquidity
After a fund near-collapse in September that was utilised by pension schemes, Britain announced plans on Monday for a post-Brexit review of its regulations for the $13.2 trillion (13.2 trillion pound) asset management industry. Regulations for the UK finance industry were created in Brussels before to the United Kingdom’s exit …
Read More »EU’s Sefcovic: EU cannot accept NI protocol being illegally scrapped
EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told a news conference in Brussels, on Wednesday, that the EU cannot accept North Ireland Protocol being illegally scrapped. He has also explained that zero checks on Great Britain and Northern Ireland trade are ‘not an option’. The European Commission is willing to negotiate …
Read More »UK House of Commons Passes NI Protocol
Proposed legislation to allow the UK to unilaterally rip up Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland at the risk of a trade war with the EU passed the second reading stage in the House of Commons on Monday night.As for the market’s reaction, the GBP/USD pair extends retreat from over a …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Mon. July 20
The US dollar has ended the US trading session on Monday with modest losses against most major rival currencies. The better tone of European indexes and a holiday in the US, however, resulted in choppy trading across the board.Commodity-linked currencies got to advance against the greenback, despite the sour tone …
Read More »UK aims to legislate against Brexit deal
The United Kingdom has been long supporting the case to modify the Northern Ireland Protocol amid the barriers it creates in Northern Ireland. Another issue comes from delay and prices rises amid checks requirements.However, the Union has refused to reopen the treaty and has threatened to use “all the measures …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – May 16
The US dollar briefly edged higher at the beginning of the week but closed with modest losses against most rival currencies as equity markets changed direction. European indexes closed mixed, but Wall Street managed to post gains. Safe-haven currencies posted modest gains against the US dollar as well.Economic DataThis week, …
Read More »GBP/USD targets upside correction
The GBP/USD is higher by 0.17% in midday US trading session, pulling away from the consolidation between 1.2150 and 1.2250 after travelling from a low of 1.2216 to a high of 1.2296 so far on the day. Global growth concerns have been the main focus at the start of the …
Read More »Expert: BoE’s aggregate rate policy could hit 4%
The Bank of England will possibly need to hike interest rates more sharply than financial markets expect in order to get tame soaring inflation according to a former policymaker.The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee raised its key interest rate four times since December to 1%, it is so the highest aggregate …
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