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Euro Bounces on Hawkish ECB Ahead of Powell’s Testimony. Higher EUR/USD?
The Euro made some ground against the US Dollar on hawkish comments from ECB officials as the market awaits.
Bluestone Currency
Mar 7, 20232 min read


US Dollar Bounces Back Again as the Fed and ECB Map Out Rate Hikes. Higher USD?
US Dollar, DXY Index, Fed, ECB, Euro, EUR/USD - Talking points The US Dollar has eased after a stellar rally overnight Treasury yields...
Bluestone Currency
Mar 3, 20232 min read


GBP Price Forecast: Pound Undeterred by Brexit Deal
POUND STERLING ANALYSIS & TALKING POINTS Positivity around Brexit deal doing little for sterling. BoE and Fed speakers under the...
Bluestone Currency
Mar 2, 20232 min read


Pound Sterling Reacts Favourably to NI Protocol - GBP/USD, GBP/JPY Rise
POUND STERLING (GBP/USD, GBP/JPY) ANALYSIS Sunak’s agreement with the EU to be tested back home by Tory Brexiteers and DUP Key technical...
Bluestone Currency
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Geopolitics dominate the world’s financial markets
Last week the world received a jolt in the early hours of Thursday morning as Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine. The search for...
Bluestone Currency
Feb 28, 20223 min read


Putin attacks Ukraine
GBP With the crisis in Ukraine now approaching an all-out war, after President Putin announced a “special military operation” in Donbas,...
Bluestone Currency
Feb 24, 20222 min read


Talk is cheap
GBP Yesterday, sterling's direction was set as much by diplomatic efforts as by concrete economic data. With Russia apparently...
Bluestone Currency
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Financial markets get the jitters
A relatively quiet week sparked into life last Thursday afternoon after the release of a slightly higher than expected Consumer Price...
Bluestone Currency
Feb 14, 20224 min read


The Bank of England steps into the spotlight
Last week will go down as the week when central banks finally woke up to the threat of inflation and started to move to try and contain...
Bluestone Currency
Feb 7, 20224 min read


The dollar dials back
GBP The pound has gained steadily on the dollar this week and is now nearly a cent better than it opened on Monday. Against the euro, it...
Bluestone Currency
Feb 2, 20222 min read


Volatility set to continue
GBP Sterling continued to ignore Prime Minister Johnson's problems and climbed against the single currency yesterday. It has also moved...
Bluestone Currency
Jan 26, 20222 min read


All eyes on the US Federal Reserve
Risk sentiment gradually worsened last week, and as it did, the dollar became more attractive to investors leading it to close broadly...
Bluestone Currency
Jan 24, 20224 min read


Crucial week for Sterling ahead
Last week was the week when finally the inflation hawks came home to roost in America after the annualised Consumer Price Index was...
Bluestone Currency
Jan 17, 20224 min read


A hectic week in prospect
Sterling slipped during the week as the chances of a base rate increase from the Bank of England in December receded further as the new...
Bluestone Currency
Dec 13, 20215 min read


Sterling Bounces Back
GBP After hitting a one year low against the Euro and the US Dollar on the back of the Government implementing Plan B to stem the spread...
Bluestone Currency
Dec 10, 20212 min read


Turnaround Tuesday
GBP Sterling remains under pressure against both the euro and the dollar. Despite the improvement in global risk sentiment, investors...
Bluestone Currency
Dec 8, 20212 min read


Another week of Covid worries ahead
As expected, last week’s news headlines and markets movements were dominated by developments concerning the Omicron variant of Covid....
Bluestone Currency
Dec 6, 20214 min read


Markets await US employment data
GBP Sterling continued to tread water yesterday against the euro whilst easing slightly against the dollar. It looks set to continue...
Bluestone Currency
Dec 3, 20211 min read


Nervous times for Sterling
GBP Sterling is continuing to suffer from concerns over whether the latest Covid variant will slow down the course of the Bank of...
Bluestone Currency
Dec 2, 20212 min read


Volatile Markets Set to Continue
GBP Sterling broadly traded sideways yesterday as traders started to try and assess the potential impact of the latest variant of Covid...
Bluestone Currency
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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