employment data pound sterling

Recrtuiters are finding it harder and harder to fill vacancies because of dwindling pool of talent according to a KPMG/Rec jobs report, entitled "Permenant Places rise fastest in 7-months."  The tightening labour market is pushing up wages but analysts remain cautious about whether it could be enough to bring forward the timing of the Bank of England's next rate hike.

December 9,2015

Swiss National Bank to hold steady on exchange rates

Analysts predict the Swiss National Bank to keep rates on hold next week, despite a recent rate cut at the European Central Bank.

December 5,2015

UK inflation to keep rates lower say AFEX

Market-based indicators of when the Bank of England might raise interest rates are showing a delay of over a year, according to Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX) risk manager Lucy Lillicrap.

December 3,2015

Chinese Yuan

As was expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) granted Chinese Yuan reserve asset status.

December 1,2015

Bond spreads

The recent respite in EURUSD basis spreads should reverse and the trend lower in basis spreads should continue.

November 27,2015

Exports set to rise

58% of UK small to medium-sized firms are planning to enter new markets in the next two years.

November 26,2015

ECB two tier deposit scheme

Causing the latest round of euro weakness was speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) would announce a two-tier deposit rate in December.

November 26,2015

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