Pound-Dollar News Directory

The U.S. Dollar went higher ahead of the weekend following the release of a consensus-busting jobs report out that showed the U.S. economy added 131K jobs in October.

November 1,2019

The Pound advanced broadly on Thursday but is being tipped by UBS and BMO Capital Markets to advance further against a wobbly Dollar over the coming days, due mainly to weakness on the part of the greenback and speculation suggesting a Conservative Party victory in the December 12 election.

October 31,2019

The Dollar fell broadly Thursday after a third 2019 interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve (Fed) knocked the greenback off its perch as the highest yielding major currency, and although the bank has signalled that no further cuts are ahead, analysts are still divided in their views on the outlook.  

October 31,2019

There may be more at stake for the U.S. Dollar at today’s Federal Reserve meeting than meets the eye, says Richard Perry, an analyst at Hantec Markets.

October 30,2019

U.S. economic growth statistics came out ahead of expectation when released on Thursday, October 30, thanks to the resilience of the U.S. consumer, leading some analysts to suggest the economy is strong enough to cast doubt on a Federal Reserve interest rate cut being delivered in December.

October 31,2019

The Pound pared earlier gains over the Dollar Tuesday after opposition holdouts in parliament agreed to support an early general election, setting the nation up for its third poll inside of five years, which is dividing opinion in the market on the outlook for Sterling into year-end. 

October 29,2019