USD a safe-haven currency while the UK growth set to slow down!

Kevin TullettApril 20, 2022USD, UK economy, gbp

UK inflation hits 7%

Economic theory states that high inflation should lead to higher rates which should lead to a stronger currency

Kevin TullettApril 13, 2022

The devil is in the detail – strong US data supports back-to-back 50bp rate hikes

The market expected 490,000 jobs to be added, but the actual number was 431,000.

US Economy, politics, FXKevin TullettApril 1, 2022economy, USD, Eurozone

The Fed delivers – will the Bank of England???

"We're not going to let high inflation become entrenched… (as) the costs of that would be too high." - The Federal Reserve

politics, US Economy, FX, FinanceKevin TullettMarch 17, 2022economy, USD, Eurozone, gbp

USD Stronger as war dominates headlines

The USD is boosted by safe haven buying an good employment data

economics, Currency, Business, US EconomyKevin TullettMarch 7, 2022fx, forex, finance, currency, currencies, economy, Eurozone, payments

Global Tensions bullying currency moves globally

Kevin TullettFebruary 21, 2022

US employment sector beat expectations by a long way (547k new jobs in January vs expectation of 150k).

This pushed the USD higher on the day, after a very volatile week.

Kevin TullettFebruary 4, 2022

USD & GBP bounce back into 2022

We hit the ground running in 2022 – a big week for data, and 2022 will almost certainly mark the turning point for monetary policy as developed nations raise interest rates at different speeds to combat inflationary pressures.

Finance, economics, Currency, Business, brexit, US Economy, politics, payments, FXKevin TullettJanuary 4, 2022fx, finance, payments, business, Brexit, currency, #payments

Central banks to add volatility into year-end

Below we keep focussed on the major Central Banks, but no less than TWENTY central banks meet this week. Balancing inflation, growth and the Omicron wave isn’t easy!!

Finance, economics, Currency, Cashflow, Business, brexit, Volatility, US EconomyKevin TullettDecember 13, 2021fx, forex, finance, inflation, currency, payments

USD surges after US inflation soars, UK data disappoints - €/$ and £/$ touch lows

Yesterday saw US inflation data reach far beyond expectations and the USD surged as a result – the market is convinced that the US will raise rates at least twice through 2022.

Finance, economics, Currency, BusinessKevin TullettNovember 11, 2021fx, economy, US economy, inflation, currency, payments

USD retreating, UK rate hike imminent & China slowing down

As the USD retreats after 3weeks of strength, the key 10yr yield peaked at 1.627% yesterday, but ended at 1.58%. EUR/USD climbed to 1.1650 on this weakness, and GBP/USD sits near 1.3760