17 March 2021 Dollar Declines after Powell Convinces with a 'Lower for Longer' Message

The U.S. Dollar went from boom-to-bust in spectactular fashion late Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) caught a falling bond market in its arms and in the process burned the fingers of inves…

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17 March 2021 Pound-to-Dollar Rate: Fed Ahead

The Federal Reserve's March policy event is front and centre for foreign exchange markets today and could well determine how the Dollar trades against the Pound and Euro over coming days.

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16 March 2021 Pound-Dollar Rallies, Greenback Hits Skids after Retail Sales Puncture Tyres 

The Pound-Dollar rate rallied and the greenback hit the skids on Tuesday after February retail sales data surprised on the downside, puncturing the tyres of an American currency charged up on risin…

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14 March 2021 Pound-Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Back in the Saddle Ahead of Fed and BoE

The Pound-to-Dollar rate went out on its back amid further gains for American bond yields but continued to eyeball 1.40 and a rubicon it may overcome on route to new highs this week, as the Federal…

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12 March 2021 Dollar in Demand as Yields Rumble Again

An unexpected rise in the yield paid on U.S. ten-year bonds has hit market sentiment ahead of the weekend.

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10 March 2021 U.S. Dollar Flops after Runaway Inflation Picture Bombs at the Box Office 

The Dollar went from hero to zero on Wednesday when in the metaphorical terms the U.S. inflation picture effectively bombed at the box office, after February's  inflation numbers came in lower…

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10 March 2021 Pound-to-Dollar Rate at 1.50 in 2021 Forecasts a Leading Investment Bank

The British Pound reached a fresh multi-month high against the U.S. Dollar in late February when the GBP/USD exchange rate hit 1.4243, but a decline back below 1.40 inevitably raises questions as t…

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