09 August 2016 British Pound Pressured vs Dollar and Euro as Bank of England Hoovers Up £1.17BN in Gilts

A run-down on why the GBP has weakened notably in spite of better-than-forecast economic data and where it is potentially going from here.

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09 August 2016 Pound to Rupee Outlook Following RBI Rate Decision: 86.18 is Next Target for GBP/INR

The GBP/INR rate is in a steady down-trend after the Bank of England (BOE) announced a comprehensive monetary stimulus programme. The rate remained relatively unchanged after the Reserve Bank of In…

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08 August 2016 British Pound Weakness Triggered by Successful Bank of England Bond Buy-Back as QE Gets Underway

Should the GBP not be lower against its major competitors following the announcement of all-time interest rate lows at the Bank of England?

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08 August 2016 GBP/USD Rate Struggles on Tuesday as Trend Line Support is Broken

GBP/USD began selling off heavily on Monday after investors started stockpiling dollars, as a result of the positive US jobs report showing the US economy added over a quarter of a million jobs in …

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07 August 2016 GBP/EUR Exchange Rate Forecast to Test 1.16 Near-Term as Selling Pressures Start to Intensify

A subdued outlook for the pound contrasts with a more bullish forecast for the euro, which is set to gain at the start of the week, potentially as a result of falling risk appetite. Add to this a b…

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03 August 2016 Pound Drops 1.5% as Bank of England Cuts Rates, Unleashes Hefty Quantitative Easing Package

Analysis of the Pound to Euro and Pound to Dollar pairs ahead of, and during the Bank of England’s policy decision and Inflation Report.

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03 August 2016 UK Exports to Enjoy Brexit Boost as a Severely Overvalued British Pound Starts to Correct Lower

The CBI has reported that Britain’s SMEs are expecting to boost exports over coming quarters as the UK becomes more competitive thanks to a devaluation in the overvalued Pound Sterling.

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