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Here’s How the Euro Is Likely to Fare Against World Currencies
August 18th, 2017
Don’t get distracted by Thursday’s ECB-driven slump: the euro has been redrawing the global currency map on its journey to multi-year highs. No wonder policy makers are starting to fret. Even after today’s declines, Europe’s growth story and the ...
The European Central Bank faces a legal challenge
August 16th, 2017
The European Central Bank may be violating laws on monetary financing in its 2.3 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) asset purchase programme, Germany’s constitutional court said on Tuesday, and it asked Europe’s top court to make a ruling. In the ...
UniCredit: Pound to Euro Rate Forecast at 1.05 in Coming Months
August 4th, 2017
Foreign exchange analysts at UniCredit Bank have announced a sizeable upgrade to their forecasts for the Euro saying the currency is finally starting to recover from years of undervaluation. The Italian lender have as a result upgraded their targets ...
Euro’s rally might receive a further boost
August 1st, 2017
A snowball effect: Euro to strengthen against Pound Sterling as Eurozone investors are forced to hedge against an unexpected strengthening of their currency. Analysts at BNP Paribas have warned their clients that the Euro’s rally might receive a further ...
House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area
July 28th, 2017
First quarter of 2017 compared with first quarter of 2016 House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area Up by 4.5% in the EU House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.0% in the ...
“Time to Sell” Pound Sterling v Dollar and Euro say BofAML Exchange Rate Strategists
July 26th, 2017
It’s “time to sell GBP” says Athanasios Vamvakidis, a foreign exchange strategist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research in a note to clients released ahead of the new week. The call by Vamvakidis comes as momentum against ...
European Supervisory Authorities publish Q&A on the Key Information Document (KID)
July 5th, 2017
The Joint Committee, European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), a forum with the objective of strengthening cooperation between the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued ...
Predictions for the Pound: Updated Sterling Forecasts v Euro and Dollar set to be Downgraded at UniCredit
June 9th, 2017
Bad news for long-suffering Brits who have seen the value of their currency fall sharply following the EU referendum in 2016; expect further declines as the UK’s ongoing political uncertainty deepens. Analysts at UniCredit Bank have put clients on ...
Is Italy now more close to exit the euro?
June 1st, 2017
Italy’s central bank warned on May 31 that leaving the eurozone would not solve the country’s economic problems, as two major parties campaign to drop the common currency before an election that may come as soon as this autumn. ...
Euro to Pound: Analysts of global financial firm eye breaking of £0.90
June 1st, 2017
EUR / GBP Outlook: Morgan Stanley Eye Breaking of £0.90 Expect the Euro to make further gains against the British Pound say analysts at one of the world’s largest investment banks. “We are buyers of most EUR crosses, helped ...
