ShareCast News - Foreign Exchange

FX round-up: Pound higher as speculators trim shorts

(Sharecast News) - The pound was trading on the front foot at the start of the week, helped by news that speculators had pared their 'bearish' bets on 'cable', as traders call the exchange rate between the pound and the US dollar.
[17 Sep '18 15:55]

FX round-up: Pound off on report from Brussels, Argentina peso and Brazil real lower

(Sharecast News) - Sterling finished the session little changed but saw a sizeable amount of volatility as traders were forced to digest yet more sound bites on Brexit from the other side of the Channel, even as they monitored the headlines regarding the situation on global trade and emerging markets.
[11 Sep '18 17:16]

FX round-up: Pound finishes volatile session flat, EM FX finds respite

(Sharecast News) - Sterling rocketed on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that Germany and Britain were now both prepared to accept a less detailed agreement on the UK's future economic and trade ties with the European Union, hopefully leaving a deal on the Irish backstop as the last remaining bone of contention.
[5 Sep '18 16:22]

Pound surges as Germany and UK said to ditch key Brexit demands

(Sharecast News) - Sterling shot higher against both the dollar and the euro on Wednesday afternoon following a report that the British and German governments have ditched key Brexit demands.
[5 Sep '18 14:32]

FX round-up: Argentine peso in the spotlight, BofA calls euro higher

(Sharecast News) - Investors pushed the US dollar higher on Tuesday on the back of a potent mix of trade concerns and strong US economic data, although at least versus the euro some analysts argued the tide was about to change, predicting that the single currency was set to gain.
[4 Sep '18 20:09]

FX round-up: Sterling lower as Barnier airs opposition to Chequers plan

(Sharecast News) - Sterling was again on the back foot at the start of the week after the European Union's chief trade negotiator, Michel Barnier, said he "strongly" opposed the Prime Minister's proposal for a "common rulebook" on trade in goods but not on services.
[3 Sep '18 15:19]

FX round-up: EM currencies find respite from US dollar ahead of Memorial Day

(Sharecast News) - Sterling was slightly lower at the end of the week as the US dollar strengthened after President Donald Trump ramped-up his rhetoric against the EU's trade policies.
[31 Aug '18 15:18]

Sterling shoots higher as Barnier suggests unique Brexit deal

(Sharecast News) - Sterling shot higher on Wednesday afternoon after the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was reported to have said that he was prepared to give the UK a deal unlike with any other country.
[29 Aug '18 15:49]

FX round-up: Jump in Sterling knocks US dollar off its perch, EM currencies find reprieve

(Sharecast News) - Sterling snapped higher on Wednesday, as traders reacted to headlines that the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator had held out the possibility of a bespoke agreement with the United Kingdom - albeit with conditions.
[29 Aug '18 15:37]

FX round-up: Dollar little changed despite Fed minutes, Russian rouble weaker

(Sharecast News) - The major currency pairs were little changed as of Thursday evening, despite the release of the latest set of US central bank policy minutes which appeared to open the door to a pause in monetary policy tightening following a widely-anticipated hike in September, should there be a "major" escalation in trade tensions.
[22 Aug '18 16:24]



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