ECB Lagarde

July rate hike now very likely at the ECB with a 50bp hike now preferred, this is supportive of EUR for now but any pushback by the central bank could undermine recent gains.

May 19,2022

British Pound forecast revision Barclays

"Should that narrative persist and lead the BoE to raise rates by less than what forwards anticipate ... the currency could weaken more than our forecasts imply" - Barclays.

May 18,2022

Bailey at the Treasury Select Committee

The Bank of England is close to ending its interest rate hiking cycle and this will leave Pound Sterling vulnerable to further losses against the Dollar and Euro, according to one investment bank.

May 17,2022

ECB Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau expressed concern that the Euro was too weak and was therefore contributing to inflation.

May 16,2022

The Pound to Euro rate ended last week with a sharp rally from seven month lows but it could be likely to stall around the nearby 1.1827 level this week in which parliamentary testimonies from Bank of England (BoE) policymakers and a deluge of UK economic data are the highlights for Sterling. 

May 16,2022

Euro under pressure as surging gas prices lower the prospects of a European Central Bank interest rate rise.

May 13,2022

Gazprom subsidiaries sanctioned

The Euro was battered amidst another spike higher in natural gas prices, this time on news Russia was making fresh moves to restrict supplies to Europe.

May 12,2022

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