Banks have already begun to take action to shift operations out of the UK, with the governor of France's central bank warning last Saturday that Britain's financial services groups were at risk of losing their right to operate across the EU...
It touched 1.2798 against the dollar on Wednesday, a 31-year low, before recovering slightly to 1.2929 dollars. The pound has now fallen about 14% against the dollar since hitting $1.50 ahead of the referendum result...
Highlights form the May 2016 German factory orders data report 6 July 2016 Prior -2.0%. Revised to -1.9% -0.2% vs 0.9% exp y/y WDA. Prior -0.5%. Revised to -0.4% Domestic orders -1.9% vs 1.6% prior m/m Export orders 1.4% vs -4.3% prior m/m...
Economic trading data due today Morning all. Another day, another collapse in Her Majesty's pound note. It's getting to the point where it's not worth the paper it's written on. My kids are even turning their nose up at it when I give them their pocket money...
I thought this might have been a euphemism for GBP selling But, no. It really is flood gates...
GBP has continued its slide, but a bit of a bounce from the brief sub-1.2800 low its seen USD/JPY is down big time today also AUD, NZD, EUR all lower against the USD...
Voting in the first round of Conservative leadership contest ends at the top of the hour The candidate with the least amount of support will be removed from the ticket after the votes are counted. It should take less than an hour from the time voting closes...
The latest dairy auction from Fonterra Whole milk price index -1.6% Whole milk powder prices average $2062/MT Globaldairytrade auction average $2345/MT It's the second auction in a row of declining prices but that follows two very strong auctions...
The most recent Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting adjourned 15 June, just one week before the UK referendum vote. The question must be asked whether the BOJ considered any risk to the Japanese economy either before or after the vote...
Carney tries to say that they are ready to do everything, but this comes on the background “risks materializing” in the few days after Brexit. So, should we be find comfort in Carney message for the future or listen to his dark assessment of the present...
Was the services PMI survey conducted before the Brexit vote? At least according to the outcome, we don’t have a collapse which mimics the one in the construction sector. A score of 52.3 is slightly less than 52.7 originally expected, but certainly not a disaster...
Risk aversion rising US stock futures point to an 11 point decline in the S&P 500 as the market sours, once again, on the Brexit uncertainty. The main focus is on the breakdown in cable but the dollar has come under some independent pressure in the past 30 minutes. USD/JPY quickly fell to 101...
A majority of Conservatives support May YouGov polled Conservative members from July 1-4 and found that Theresa May begins the leadership race as an overwhelming favourite. T. May: 54% A. Leadsom: 20% M. Gove: 9...
July 5th, 2016: The JPY is the strongest. The GBP is the weakest. As North American traders enter for the day, the JPY is strongest currency, while the GBP is the weakest. The GBP has obviously found it's trend from comments from BOE's Carney who continues to speak of "action...
Factory orders and a speech from Dudley later It's always nice to return from a long weekend to a light economic calendar. The market is trying to find its legs as cable takes a fresh beating. There were worries about Carney and the services PMI but the news was ho-hum...
EURGBP cracks 0.8500 And that's sent cable down to test 1.3100. There's news arriving that yet another fund is halting exiting from it's property fund. Aviva is reported to have said it will suspend selling due to "extraordinary circumstances" (that old chestnut...
EURGBP cracks 0.8500 And that's sent cable down to test 1.3100. There's news arriving that yet another fund is halting exiting from it's property fund. Aviva is reported to have said it will suspend selling due to "extraordinary circumstances" (that old chestnut...
It's time to clarify some things about Brexit Going by some of the comments there have been about Brexit you'd think the UK will resemble a world akin to something from the Mad Max films. Let's be straight about a few things. No one is saying there won't be any economic fallout...
Details from the June 2016 UK Markit/CIPS services PMI data report 5 July 2016 Prior 53.5 New orders 52.3 v s53.5 prior Composite 52.4 vs 52.0 exp. Prior 53.0 New orders 53.0 vs 51.5 prior...
Details from the June 2016 French Markit services PMI data report 5 July 2016 Prior 49.9 New orders 50.3 vs 51.7 prior Composite 49.6 vs 49.4 prior New orders 49.6 vs 51.0 prior...
