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The decline in the value of sterling has dominated the headlines for the past seven months – is the worst over for the currency? ‘No’ is the answer, according to Jordan Hiscott, chief trader at spread betting firm ...

The end of last week saw the pound/US dollar exchange rate (GBP/USD) hit its best levels in almost a month. There was some surprising good news (1 Sep) that started the move and saw the International Monetary Fund ...

There are even more reasons than ever to keep an eye on the forex markets in the months to come. Ongoing volatility surrounding the UK’s vote to leave the EU is driving the pound but also moving the euro ...

It’s been nearly five months since we last took a look at the fortunes of the Australian dollar/US dollar (AUD/USD) forex pair. Back then the outlook was for short-term traders to favour buying any dips albeit remain ...

According to the most recent central bank data, the euro is the next largest traded currency in term of daily turnover after the US dollar. This will not come as a surprise to many who have any experience of the forex ...

Well, they finally did it. After more than seven years of doing nothing to the UK’s base rate, last Thursday saw the Bank of England make a change. And it was in a direction that, until recently, few would have ...

Much of the focus in the foreign exchange world in recent months has been on the fate of the pound and the euro, both in the run up to, and the aftermath of, the UK’s referendum vote. The state of the US economy has ...

The past few weeks have seen slightly more subdued trading in the euro/pound (EUR/GBP) exchange rate, following the fireworks after the EU referendum. Earlier this month, EUR/GBP hit its best levels in nearly two years ...

The last time we looked in detail at the fortunes of the pound/US dollar (GBP/USD) was the day of the EU referendum (Forex, Shares, 23 Jun). If a week is a long time in politics, then a month is a lifetime in the foreign ...

This week we take the European situation out of the equation for once, and cast our eyes eastwards to weigh up the US dollar/Japanese yen (USD/JPY) exchange rate. We last looked at this pair in June (Forex, Shares, 2 ...