09 July 2021 Pound-Dollar Rate Slips in Wake of Disappointing UK Economic Growth Figures for May

The UK economy grew 24.6% in the year to May, an impressive headline figure flattered by the economic crash a year earlier but one that nonetheless is softer than the 25.9% the market had been expe…

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08 July 2021 Pound-Dollar Rate Finds Support after FOMC Minutes Challenge 'Hawkish' Market

The Pound-to-Dollar exchange rate entered the penultimate session of the week appearing well supported after minutes of June’s Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting asked awkward questions of market assump…

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07 July 2021 Covid Delta Variant a Boon for the U.S. Dollar says Credit Suisse

The Dollar is finding support amidst renewed investor anxieties over medium-term global growth according to new research, suggesting those watching this currency will have more than just the U.S. F…

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06 July 2021 Pound-to-Dollar Outlook: USD Strength Temporary says Julius Baer

The strong performance of the U.S. Dollar through the mid-year period has caught many in the foreign exchange market by surprise, but currency analysts at a leading Swiss bank are sticking with the…

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04 July 2021 Pound-Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Tugging and Warring Over 1.38 as FOMC Minutes Eyed

The Pound-to-Dollar exchange rate enters the new week near to three-month lows and with minutes of June’s Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting threatening to keep the greenback on its front foot, Sterling…

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02 July 2021 Pound Recovers against the Dollar on U.S. Jobs Data Which Showed the Unemployment Rate Actually Rose in June

Some reprieve for the British Pound against its U.S. counterpart after the release of the monthly U.S. jobs report provided traders with some rare summertime volatility.

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01 July 2021 U.S. Dollar Vulnerable to Growing Gap Between Fed and 'Hawkish' Market Expectations

The currency market turned on its head following June's shift in policy guidance from the Federal Reserve but follow-on commentary from bank officials suggests there's now an even larger disconnect…

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