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Asian shares down, dollar jumps on Yellen’s rate hike signal
January 19th, 2017
Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the dollar rebounded after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the U.S. central bank is poised to pursue a path of interest rate hikes. The dollar had been grinding lower in recent ...
Focus Still on Pound Sterling Today as Employment and Earnings Data Ahead
January 18th, 2017
Pound Sterling is in focus once again in mid-week trade as it falls back from recent highs. While the political agenda is likely to subside in importance for the UK currency now that speculation over what Brexit will look ...
The Pound to Euro Steadies Ahead of May Speech
January 17th, 2017
In a much anticipated speech, UK Prime Minister May should at 1:145GMT introduce the concept of a ‘Clean Brexit’. All the indications in the British press suggest it will be modelled on a series of views outlined in a ...
Gold and Yen Extend Rallies on EU, Trump Concerns: Markets Wrap
January 17th, 2017
May said ready to announce U.K. will leave EU single market IMF lifts its growth forecast for China to 6.5% in 2017 Lingering concern over Donald Trump’s policies and the U.K.’s position in the European Union accelerated a move ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: GBPUSD and USDCAD
January 16th, 2017
Elliott Wave Analysis: GBPUSD and USDCAD GBPUSD Prime Minister Theresa May won endorsement from US President-elect Donald Trump over her Brexit course but sterling plunged on Monday on fears that Britain could be on a collision course with its ...
Pound Drops on EU Concern, Asian Shares Decline: Markets Wrap
January 16th, 2017
U.K. PM to signal plans to quit EU single market: Sunday Times Asian equities retreat with U.S. stock-index futures The pound tumbled on a report that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will signal plans to quit the European Union’s ...
Downside Targets for British Pound Against Euro, Dollar
January 14th, 2017
Pound to Euro Rate Today (13-1-16): 1.1410, could go as low as 1.0635 Pound to Dollar Rate Today: 1.2171, 1.09 forecast under hard-Brexit scenario Technical strategists at Credit Suisse have written to clients confirming they retain a negative stance ...
FTSE 100 continues record run, rising for 14th day in a row
January 13th, 2017
U.K. stocks gained for a 14th straight day on Friday, extending their record winning run as the weaker pound spurred investors to buy into British multinationals. The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.30% rose 0.5% to 7,327.85, on track for ...
Gold price above $1,200 for first time in two months
January 12th, 2017
A New Year rally for the gold price was given an unexpected “Trump bump” yesterday, says Reuters. Having risen from a low of $1,124 an ounce in early December, the metal hit a high of around $1,187 earlier this ...
The Pound vs Dollar: What dealers predict
January 12th, 2017
Analysts at Citi – the world’s largest foreign exchange dealer – have confirmed to clients they are bearish on the Pound-Dollar exchange rate. In a communication released on Tuesday January 10, technical strategists have communicated expectations for further falls ...
