24 February 2021 Pound-to-Dollar: The One Chart that Explains the Rise

Analyst Mathew Weller, Global Head of Market Research at GAIN Capital reveals the single most important factor driving the rally in the GBP/USD exchange rate that saw the pair peak above 1.4200.

Read more … →
24 February 2021 U.S. Dollar Bid, Stocks Turn Red After U.S. Housing Data Triggers Fed Worries

A strong set of housing market statistics out of the U.S. on Wednesday helped trigger a sell-off in stocks and a rise in the value of the U.S. Dollar, at a time when investors are keeping a nervous…

Read more … →
23 February 2021 Dollar and Bonds In Fresh Losses after Powell Pours Cold Water on Taper Talk

The Dollar faltered and the sell-off in bond markets resumed after Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell neglected to indulge misplaced speculation that a tapering of the bank's quantit…

Read more … →
23 February 2021 Retail Pound-Dollar Rate Hits Magic 1.40 Mark in Wake of Latest Sterling Jump

The British Pound has extended a winning run in after the government announced a four-step roadmap to unlocking society which should mean all restrictions are lifted by June 21, provided the pandem…

Read more … →
22 February 2021 Pound-to-Dollar Exchange Rate Battles for 1.40 as U.S. Bond Yields Rise

The rise in the yield paid on U.S. bonds has risen to new one-year highs, triggering lower stock markets and a stronger U.S. Dollar.

Read more … →
21 February 2021 Pound-Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Pumping Iron to 1.43 as GBP Sets Stage for Fresh USD Depreciation

The Pound-to-Dollar exchange rate more than doubled its 2021 gain last week as Sterling took the market by storm, but with enthusiasm building among a broad array of participants and in a still-Dol…

Read more … →
19 February 2021 Pound-to-Dollar Rate Hits 1.40

The Pound-to-Dollar exchange rate hit the psychologically significant round number of 1.40 in the early London trading session on Feb. 19.

Read more … →