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Currency Articles - August 13, 2025 1:07
Bitcoin Holds Near $120K as 401(k) Buzz Meets Inflation Jitters
This week Bitcoin felt a bit like it was pushing against the ceiling without quite breaking through. In dollar terms it moved from the low $113,000s early in the week to briefly poking above $122,000, before settling closer to $119,700 today. The pound chart showed the same shape, just with the numbers translated by the […]
Pound Climbs on BoE Cut and Dovish Signals
The British Pound quietly found its feet against the dollar this week, inching up about 1.3 per cent overall. By August 8 it reached roughly $1.345, the strongest since late July, with a big bounce on the back of the Bank of England’s rate decision. The top of the week sat around $1.345 and the […]
Inflation Data and What Is Next For The British Pound?
Headwinds hit the British Pound as this week’s inflation numbers took a surprise jump in June and newly released labour data showed a steep climb in unemployment rates. Now the Bank of England is facing a tough decision on what to do next. The Office for National Statistics revealed that in June the annual inflation […]
Pressure Mounts on the British Pound Following Autumn Budget
After the publication of UK’s Autumn Budget, the British Pound (GBP) was under immense pressure this week. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves nails consumers with £40 billion tax increases, the largest fiscal tightening since 1993. Immediately following the announcements, the Pound lost value as markets estimated how much the economy would suffer. Chancellor Reeves unveiled massive […]
Pound Holds Strong as Labour Wins with a Landslide
The British Pound Sterling is still on the rise on Friday, continuing the trend for the day when the Labour Party won the national election of the UK. The party got 410 seats in parliament and won the election. The concession of defeat by PM Rishi Sunak suggested that the governmental powers have shifted. Regarding […]
The Pound is in Freefall – When Will It Stop?
It’s been a rough old time for the British Pound. Since the start of the 2nd week of May it’s been completely freefalling. GBPUSD has dropped over 1000 pips to 1.26390 at the time of writing this. There has been no recovery, no respite, just continued weakness. It seems that nobody loves the Pound. The […]
GBP Gets Ready for an Unpredictable Day with Meaningful Vote 2
All eyes are once again focused on the British Pound, with a crunch vote happening today on the deal which Theresa May has secured with the EU parliament. As news broke on Monday evening that there was now an agreement on the Northern Ireland backstop (which has been the main point of controversy throughout the […]
British Pound Stays Strong Whilst The Dollar Remains Weak
The British pound remained strong in early trading this week, especially so versus the US Dollar which remains weak and is consolidating around its recent lows. GBPUSD has managed to trend higher this last month and is now back at the levels seen in early July. There could be some resistance around the 1.31 to […]
British Pound Makes Gains on Brexit News Ahead of US Non Farm Payrolls
Yesterday the British Pound made gains across the board as word surfaced that progress towards an agreement on Brexit is being made. Instantly the Pound surged against all other currencies. The main gains were made against the US Dollar with weaker than forecast trade balance data arriving on US markets opening. While a final deal […]
Cardano – At The Forefront of Blockchain
The cryptocurrency market continues to gather followers thanks to its popularity and increasing profitability. One of the latest ones to achieve great success is Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) with the development of Cardano, a ‘blockchain’ that has managed to attract the interest of investors. With its creation in 2017, Cardano appeared in the bullish […]
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