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Friday, December 30, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Traded Erratically amid Mixed UK Jobs Data

Pound (GBP) Undermined by Climbing Unemployment The Pound (GBP) saw mixed success on Tuesday in the wake of a flurry of jobs data. Overall, investors remained concerned with the labour market as the unemployment figure edged up. The unemployment figure increased for the third consecutive month to 3.7%, but still...

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Week Ends With a Disappointing U.S. Producer Price Report

Some Asian stock markets continued to rally on China’s announced relaxation of Covid restraint measures, which lessens a significant demand depressant in that key economy, but financial markets elsewhere around the world continue to fret over stagflation and the tightening of monetary policies. Next week will be the last one of 2022 before year-end conditions […]

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Friday, December 9, 2022

Peru and Serbia

At other central banks, the restoration of price stability remains the dominant priority. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru’s interest rate benchmark has undergone a fourth straight 25-basis point hike, reaching 7.5% versus 0.25% at the end of 2020 and 2.5% at the end of 2021. Peruvian inflation accelerated 0.2 percentage points to 8.45% in […]

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Incremental Size of Norwegian Rate Hike Reduced but Normalization Process Not Over

The Bank of Norway’s policy interest rate had been slashed early in 2020 from 1.50% to zero percent, where such remained from May of that year until a 25-basis point increase in September 2021. Two more 25-bp increases were done in September and December of last year, and with inflation intensifying, a trio of 50-basis […]

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Monday, October 31, 2022

50-Basis Point Central Bank Rate Hike in Canada and More Tightening to Come

Today’s 50-basis point increase of the Bank of Canada‘s overnight rate target to 3.75% follows five consecutive hikes since March totaling three percentage points. More rate hikes will follow, and quantitative tightening to reverse some of the balance sheet growth during the pandemic will also continue. Although indicators of long-term expected inflation remain fairly well-anchored, […]

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Softens Despite Economic Growth in the UK

Pound (GBP) Under Pressure from Growing Recession Fears Despite Strong GDP The Pound (GBP) is under renewed pressure today despite the surprising expansion of the UK economy in the month of May. The dark cloud of recession continues to linger, as worrying undertones to the GDP data reveal the gloomy economic outlook...

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Investors Seeking a Floor

Bottom-fishing lifted share prices by 1.8% in Japan, Pakistan and India, 1.9% in Hong Kong, 2.4% in Taiwan, and 1.4% in Australia this Tuesday. Equities currently are up 1.2% in France and show a 0.7% rise in Italy, Germany, and Great Britain. U.S. stock futures have climbed around 1.7%. Mixed movement in the dollar saw […]

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Climbs amid Fresh Concern over War in Ukraine

GBP/EUR Boosted as Ukraine Crisis Intensifies The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is buoyed today in response to geopolitically-driven weakness in the single currency. At the time of writing, the GBP/EUR exchange rate is trading at approximately $1.1912, roughly up 0.4% from today’s opening levels....

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Pound US Dollar Exchange Rate News: GBP/USD Climbs amid Improved Risk Appetite

GBP/USD Boosted by Risk-On Sentiment The Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate is trading higher as peace talks between Russia and Ukraine progress, underpinning a risk-on mood. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD exchange rate is trading at approximately $1.3139, roughly up 0.3% from today’s opening...

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Rangebound Following Failure of Russian-Ukrainian Peace Talks

GBP/EUR Muted as Ukraine Crisis Continues to Drive Volatility The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is trading in a narrow range during today’s session after a disappointing conclusion to yesterday’s Russian and Ukrainian peace talks. At the time of writing, the GBP/EUR exchange rate is trading at approximately...

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Pound Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate News: GBP/CAD Rangebound as UK Political Landscape Remains Unstable

GBP/CAD Muted as UK Politics Remains Uncertain The Pound Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD) exchange rate is trading in a narrow range this morning as the UK and geopolitical landscape remains unstable, with Sue Gray’s report expected to be published imminently, as well as the unknown future regarding the Russia-Ukraine...

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Rangebound Despite Strong UK GDP Data

GBP/EUR Trades in Narrow Range Despite Strong UK GDP Figures The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is mixed at the beginning of today’s session in spite of the UK’s latest GDP figures printing higher than expected. At the time of writing, the GBP/EUR exchange rate is trading at approximately €1.1971, with...

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Monday, February 14, 2022

Pound US Dollar Exchange Rate News: GBP/USD Falls amid UK Political Turbulence

GBP/USD Stumbles as UK Prime Minister Faces Further Pressure to Resign The Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate is slipping today as the UK faces political uncertainty as well as a significant rise in the cost of living. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD exchange rate is trading at approximately $1.3575,...

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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Pound US Dollar Exchange Rate News: GBP/USD Firms Ahead of US inflation Reading

GBP/USD Trading Higher Ahead of US Inflation Reading The Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate is edging higher today as US investors remain cautious ahead of this afternoon’s inflation reading. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD exchange rate is trading at approximately $1.3567, up roughly by 0.3% from...

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Several Central Banks Left Rates Steady, But Fresh Price Data Fan Concern

The Reserve Bank of India‘s repo and reverse repo rates were left unchanged at 4.0% and 3.35%. A released statement explains, “The MPC notes that inflation is likely to moderate in H1:2022-23 and move closer to the target rate thereafter, providing room to remain accommodative” And adds “the ongoing domestic recovery is still incomplete and […]

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Sharp Rise in European 10-Year Sovereign Debt Yields

Ten-year sovereign debt yields posted daily jumps this Monday of 27 basis points in Greece, 12 basis points in Italy, 8 basis points in Spain and Portugal, 4 bps in France, 3 bps in Germany, 2 bps in the U.K. and just a single basis point to 1.92% in the United States. The 10-year Japanese […]

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Softer Euro Against Dollar and Other European Currencies

The dollar rose 0.2% overnight in weighted terms and against the Japanese yen. Sterling and the Swiss franc nearly matched strides with the greenback, but the euro slid on some dovish remarks by ECB President Lagarde and lost 0.4% against the U.S. currency. Lagarde maintained that medium-term inflation expectations remain aligned with the ECB target […]

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Monday, February 7, 2022

Central Bank of Brazil

Officials at the Central Bank of Brazil authorized a 150-basis point hike of their Selic interest rate to 10.75%. From a pandemic low of 2.0% prior to March 2021, there have been eight increases totaling 875 basis points. Brazilian CPI inflation accelerated from 4.6% in January 2021 to just over 10% currently and way above […]

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Saturday, February 5, 2022

January 2022 in Figures

High global inflation dominated the past month. Central bank interest rates were raised in January in several countries, including Poland, Peru, Romania, South Korea, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Chile, Hungary and South Africa, and markets anticipated that top-tier monetary authorities like those covered in the table below will be following suit. The Bank of England […]

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Rangebound as Eurozone’s Inflation Overshoots Forecast

GBP/EUR Muted as Eurozone Inflation Increases The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is trading in a narrow range today, in response to Eurozone’s inflation rising higher than predicted. At the time of writing, the GBP/EUR exchange rate is trading at approximately €1.1986, with minimal market movement from...

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Trades at 22-Month High amid UK Economic Optimism

GBP/EUR Mixed as Omicron Case Numbers Increase The Pound to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is muted in the beginning of today’s session, buoyed by new optimism from GBP investors despite increasing case numbers of Omicron. At the time of writing, the GBP/EUR exchange rate is trading at approximately €1.1924, with...

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