28 April 2017 US Dollar Brushes Aside big GDP Data Miss

The US Dollar was little changed after the release of US Q1 GDP data despite results showing a much deeper slowdown than analysts had forecast.

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28 April 2017 1.30 to Test Pound-Dollar Rally as Technical Rally Extends

The Pound has shrugged off worse-than-expected GDP data and is continuing to rise.

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26 April 2017 No Boost for Dollar as Trump Releases Tax Plans Scant on Detail

The big event of the day for foreign exchange markets was the release of the US administration’s proposed changes to the US taxation system.

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26 April 2017 Reagan Offers a History Lesson for the Dollar when it Comes to Tax Cuts

US tax cuts are likely to come with a hefty price tag, which will eventually weigh on the Dollar, argues HSBC’s David Bloom.

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26 April 2017 US Dollar Peaking Against Western European Currencies: Soc Gen's Juckes

Regardless of what president Trump announces in his tax reform speech today, the Dollar is probably peaking versus western European currencies, says Société Générale’s Kit Juckes.

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26 April 2017 GBP/USD Might Have Peaked, Watch Trump Tax Plan for Surprises

Ahead of an important event for the US Dollar and global stock markets, we see the Pound to Dollar exchange rate (GBP/USD) consolidate.

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25 April 2017 GBP/USD to Fall Back to 1.20 by the End of 2017: HSBC

The Pound is to remain weak during 2017 due to ‘imbalances’ in the economy and "political instability", argues HSBC’s David Bloom.

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