“More UK businesses than ever before are worried about inflation, and a record number are planning to increase their own prices,” said Bloomberg while conveying the latest British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) details on early Thursday morning in Asia.The news also quotes Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC …
Read More »Major Currencies Maneuvering To Find Their Way
The US dollar kept advancing on Tuesday, posting the most advance against the Japanese yen. USD/JPY pair jumped to 116.34, its highest since January 2017, as the dollar surged alongside US bond yields. Demand for the US dollar retreated with Wall Street’s opening, as the dollar was ending the day …
Read More »New Year’s Eve Means Trading With Mixed Performance
Major currency pairs have managed to hold within familiar levels on Thursday, trading in a mixed manner amid thinned market conditions. Most financial markets will be closed on Friday, amid the New Year’s Eve holiday. Wall Street will operate normally, while the bonds markets will close earlier. Markets are likely …
Read More »GBP/USD Rallies To Fresh Highs
On Wednesday, the British pound surges by 0.31%. Thin liquidity conditions, and the lack of economic data, currently exacerbate volatility in the last days of the year.The British pound rallies trading the New York session, trading at 1.3452 at press time. Investors’ mood is mixed, as depicted by European stock …
Read More »GBP/USD Advances On Back of Positive US Data
The sterling is sharply advancing up some 0.57%, rallying during the New York session, trading at 1.3344. The market sentiment is positive, as shown by European and US stock indices, trading in the green territory. Investors’ assessment of the Omicron variant slightly dented the market mood before Wall Street opened. …
Read More »GBP/USD Surges Despite UK Coronavirus Outbreak
The GBP/USD pair has reclaimed the 1.3200 figure as US Treasury bond falls despite coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom.The British pound recovers from earlier losses and is able to reclaim 1.3200 amid global concerns on the Omicron variant, and surprising resignations over negotiations with the EU, as British negotiator …
Read More »GBP/USD Surges on BoE and Fed’s Rate Speculations
The GBP/USD is trading at 1.3311 and higher by 0.12% on the day so far. The pair has recovered from a low of 1.3276 and has reached a high of 1.3352 so far.DXY, an index that measures the US dollar vs a basket of currencies spiked around 40 points during …
Read More »GBP/USD Crashes After Powell’s Comments
The sterling fell to a one-year low versus the US dollar Tuesday due to the sentiment of divergence between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England following hawkish comments from Fed’s chairman Jerome Powell. GBP/USD is trading at 1.3250 and down around 0.5% on the day so far, falling …
Read More »GBP/USD Steadies Amid Risk-Off Market Mood
The British pound recovers from earlier losses during today’s trading despite risk-of-market sentiment clouding the financial markets due to discovering a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.3341, up some 0.14%.In the overnight session, market sentiment fell as South Africa announced the discovery of …
Read More »GBP/USD Posts Fresh Highs on BoE expectations
At 1.3490, the GBP/USD pair is trading near to the highs of Wednesday’s US session. This move signals the pair’s ability to depart a 1.3396 a low to start climbing to a one-week high after data showed UK inflation surged to a 10-year high last month.The pound is significantly firmer …
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