Jeremy Cook's Opinion & Analysis
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USD: Keeps chugging higherYesterday was a six-week high in the USD and we open up this morning with the wider USD at the highest level in nearly four months. Strong tech earnings overnight from both...
GBP: Fresh monthly lowsSterling is trading at its weakest in over a month against the US dollar this morning. Once again, this seems to be as much a function of a strong dollar as a weak pound.
Brexit...
GBP: So, what now?It has been nice to spend a weekend not having to watch the Sunday morning political shows, parsing the double speak of our nation’s decision makers to understand the next shoe...
GBP: Halloween just got scarierThe EU and the UK agreed last night to a six month extension to the Brexit process, pushing the date of no-deal back until October 31st and knocking the ball back into...
EUR: ECB to meet amid European strainsTypically European Central bank meetings take place on a Thursday but this month’s is today so as to allow ECB members the ability to get to meetings with...
GBP: May in EuropeIt’s all very quiet in sterling ahead of tomorrow’s key EU summit that will see the EU27 vote on whether – and for how long – to offer as an extension to the...
GBP: Something has to giveThe UK is once again less than a week away from leaving the European Union without a deal with this Friday at 11pm still the legal default as to when – without an...
USD: Job data reboundAfter February’s surprisingly low new jobs figure we expect things to pick back up with today’s reading showing around 190,000 jobs being added to the labour market...
GBP: Finally some movementSterling is higher for the second day in a row as markets react to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to work towards a deal on Brexit with Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to...
GBP: Here we go againSterling slipped overnight following the announcement that none of the indicative votes for alternative Brexit plans gained a majority in the House of Commons. Of course, we may...