UK economy and the Pound

The British Pound was firmer in midweek trade, in line with some better than expected economic data.

July 15,2022

Next UK prime minister

GBP to track developments in crisis-hit gas markets over coming days but next Prime Minister could well determine how the UK currency trades over coming weeks.

July 13,2022

GBP thus far oblivious of Johnson's woes, but ut there are some benefits to the currency from the current political turmoil.

July 7,2022

Russian gas

GBP & EUR under immense selling pressure over recent hours and look set to remain vulnerable to further losses against USD as Europe's energy crisis deepens.

July 6,2022

Pound and stocks correlation

GBP increasingly correlated with stocks, would benefit when markets recover, but further 10% decline in stocks possible says MUFG.

July 5,2022

The Pound and Swiss Franc built further on their shares of the global FX reserve basket during the first quarter and in a period blighted by extreme market volatility as well as more than $300 BN of central bank asset sales, according to newly released International Monetary Fund (IMF) data.

July 1,2022

Pound Sterling underperformed many major counterparts during the first half of the year overall and these losses may be a symptom of underperformance by the UK economy, according to Bank of England Governor (BoE) Andrew Bailey.  

June 30,2022

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