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06/01/2025, 11:08

Outlook for Sterling in 2025

Sterling was second only to the US dollar as the best performing G10 currency last year but, after the first trading day of 2025, it has turned out to be the worst. Of...

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16/10/2024, 11:09

Why is the pound the best performing currency?

The pound is still the best performing G10 currency this year and it is also up on a broader trade-weighted index according to the Bank of England’s calculation. But...

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27/09/2024, 11:00

Expectations for a fresh boost to the pound

Markets will be as understanding if new UK Chancellor Rachael Reeves Gerrymanders the fiscal rules to give her more room to pump up investment in next month’s budget.

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13/09/2024, 11:15

What's causing the Sterling to rise?

Sterling has been the best performing currency in the G10 so far this year, but there’s a growing danger that it gives back some, or all, of these gains before the year...

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02/08/2024, 11:08

Outlook for pound since the UK election

The pound has performed quite well since the election. The movements of the pound fit call of many analysts that political stability, a focus on re-energising economic...

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02/07/2024, 11:50

What’s best for a currency?

A left-leaning but stable government, or a right-of-centre government that is inherently unstable? We could be about to find out in the UK as the electorate is likely to...

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06/06/2024, 11:34

Political stability to aid sterling

For major advanced democratic nations like the UK, political stability should be better for the pound than instability.

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26/02/2024, 11:43

Is it time to buy sterling?

Currency investors probably won’t have the patience to buy sterling now in anticipation of what may turn out to be false hopes, but it is still an issue to look out for....

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24/01/2024, 11:33

What will be beneficial for the pound?

If the UK government delivers tax cuts that both lift growth prospects now and reduce Labour’s room for manoeuvre after polling day, then many might see that as...

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12/01/2024, 11:08

What will drive the pound in 2024?

There has been some talk recently that political parties vying to win this year’s UK election could propose the sort of fiscal largesse that rekindles memories of the...

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16/10/2023, 11:57

Impacts on the real currency story

Fixation with the performance of the US dollar is understandable given the dominance of the greenback in areas such as currency trading, reserve holding, trade invoicing...

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10/07/2023, 11:13

The pound’s rally might not occur again in 2H23

Many analysts have been quite optimistic for the pound this year. But while this view seems to be playing out, there are aspects of what’s been happening recently that...

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22/11/2022, 11:05

How does the Autumn Statement impact the pound?

UK Chancellor Hunt promised a "tough" autumn statement last week. But it only becomes tough after two years, and that’s when the Conservatives will likely be out of...

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