Pound-Dollar News Directory

The Pound-to-Dollar slumped on Friday, unwinding earlier whopping gains, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a surprise announcement that he has tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to lead the country. 

March 27,2020

A new record was set today when it was reported 3.2 million Americans applied for unemployment support in the week ending March 21, which was well above the 1.7 million that markets were expecting, a number that amounts to more than 2% of the employed population.

March 26,2020

It's a big day for the Dollar as market attention fixes on the release of weekly jobless claims, which will give a first taste as to just ho the 'corona crisis' will impact the world's largest economy.

March 31,2020

The Dollar was left reeling on Wednesday as the promise of a $2 trillion virus-related aid package for American companies and households stoked global risk appetite and encouraged and unwinding of the great dash for cash that was seen earlier in March, a process that is tipped by some analysts to continue for a while yet. 

March 25,2020

The Dollar weakened amid a recovery of risk appetite Tuesday although it could now be facing an outright downturn because the Federal Reserve (Fed) is blocking its path higher and the U.S. epidemic curve is steepening. 

March 24,2020

The Dollar was seen trading lower on Monday, March 23 following the announcement of a raft of initiatives by the U.S. Federal Reserve to support the U.S. economy, of which the headline measure was the introduction of an unlimited programme of quantitative easing

March 23,2020