US ISM Expands at a faster rate than expected - November 1, 2010 18:09

The world’s largest economy has today posted Manufacturing activity gains at the fastest pace in five months. The ISM Index has advanced from 54.4 last month to 56.9 this month. This release represents a significantly better than expected growth in this sector amid forecasts for 54.0. Economists are arguing that Manufacturing is at the head […]

FX Market Update 27th October 2010 - October 27, 2010 17:17

Sterling has continued to outperform most of its rivals in trading today, the notable exception is the USD, which now appears to be gaining some form of momentum for a reversal on cable and the EUR/USD pair. This can be attributed to today’s durable goods orders in the world’s largest economy jumping 3.3% in September […]

FX Market Update 26th October 2010 - October 26, 2010 19:01

Today opened with a big surprise for the UK economy, the preliminary Q3 GDP figures released at 0930 this morning indicated that the economic slow down is not as poor as previously thought. The market expectation was that the figure would be announced at 0.4%, it was actually released at 0.8%, giving Sterling a much […]

FX Market Update 22nd October 2010 - October 25, 2010 17:24

All eyes are focused on GDP for the US and the UK this week. We have (Q3) Preliminary GDP from the UK tomorrow morning with the figure forecasted at just 0.4%. If this is the case, this represents a significant slowing in the economic recovery and will weigh on the pound with concern over additional […]

FX Market Update 21st October 2010 - October 21, 2010 17:09

The pound has slumped to a daily low of 1.1226 against the Euro. This break through technical resistance could see further declines from here towards the next level of support between 1.10 and 1.0950. It is remarkable how quickly the Euro has strengthened against both the pound and the USD and it looks set to […]

FX Update – News Flash MPC Split and the Government Spending Review - October 20, 2010 14:43

Today as expected has seen a decline in the pound against all of the majors. The Bank of Englands minutes have shown a three way split in policy, with Andrew Sentance voting for a rate hike and Adam Posen voting for more QE. The other MPC members are all still at present sitting on the […]

FX Market Update 19th October 2010 - October 19, 2010 18:52

Today we have seen some respite for the USD. The Dollar has made gains against most currencies today as US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner has said that the US will work to preserve confidence in a strong currency and will not work to devalue their currency.

FX Market Update 16th October - October 18, 2010 17:31

Sterling has suffered today, the austerity measures set to be announced on Wednesday were always going to see selling pressure on the pound return to the markets. There is a saying in the markets that goes ‘sell fear’ and ‘buy fact’. This is not of course always the case.

FX Market Update 15th October 2010 - October 15, 2010 16:54

US monetary policy is proving to be the key focus in the markets at the moment. Most Traders are paying particular attention to Wednesday’s release of the Fed’s latest beige book. This will provide the basis for discussion at the November FOMC meeting when markets expect fresh quantitative easing measures.