22 February 2018 Pound Sterling: UK Growth Revised Lower but Unlikely a Game Changer for the BoE

Thursday’s data will inevitably fill column inches but it is unlikely to prove a game changer for the Bank of England and Pound Sterling

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22 February 2018 Sterling Forecasts 'Reluctantly' Upgraded at J.P. Morgan

Analysts at the world's largest investment bank have raised projections for the British currency in the wake of its strong start to the year, but analysts appear to have done so reluctantly.

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21 February 2018 BoE Helps Pound Sterling with Fresh Hints of May Rate Rise

Britain's interest rates will rise gradually but Brexit remains the biggest uncertainty, Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney told a sitting of the UK Parliament's Treasury Select Committee.…

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21 February 2018 UK Employment Data Disappoints but Pay Growth Starts to Gain Traction

Wednesday’s data comes at a time when the unemployment rate has held at a 42 year low for five months and wages have seen their longest run of uninterrupted growth since before the financial crisis…

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20 February 2018 Pound Destined Higher as Road to Brexit is Clearer than Many Argue Nomura

The Pound has been weighed down by gloomy post-Brexit fears for too long according to analysts at Nomura who see a sea-change in the outlook for trade talks. 

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20 February 2018 Pound Wakes from 'Slumber' on Bid by EU Parliament for Flexible, 'Privileged' Brexit Deal

The European Parliament is said to be preparing a "detailed," 60-paragraph resolution which will call for more flexibility in future relationship talks with Britain that would allow for privileged …

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20 February 2018 Pound Forecasts Upgraded at Morgan Stanley (but this is More a Dollar Story than Anything)

Investment bank Morgan Stanley have announced a sizeable upgrade to their forecast for the British Pound against the US Dollar.

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