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GBP/USD, DAX Forecast: Two trades to watch

GBP/USD tests 1.30 ahead of BoE’s Bailey and next week’s Budget. DAX hovers around record highs ahead of Lagarde and IMF growth forecasts.

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October 22, 2024 09:02 AM
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What the Labour Budget could mean for the market?

On October 30th, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil her first Budget of the new Labour government. Here we look at what this might include and how it could impact the markets, looking at the pound as well as specific sectors in the FTSE.

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October 18, 2024 11:31 AM

UK Budget Preview: What to expect?

The Chancellor will unveil his Budget tomorrow, which is expected to be a quieter affair than Liz Truss & Kwasi Kwarteng's min-budget. The Chancellor has little wiggle room so huge give-aways are unlikely.

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March 14, 2023 08:21 AM

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Pound, FTSE unimpressed by fiscal statement

Tax hikes are going to chock any chances of economic growth that there might be...

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November 17, 2022 01:00 PM

UK Autumn Budget preview

On Thursday the Chancellor is due to unveil his fiscal statement alongside the OBR forecasts. Tax rises and spending cuts are expected to plug a £50 billion black hole.

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November 14, 2022 09:37 AM

Budget: ‘Spreadsheet Phil’ no market-mover

The Chancellor’s last Spring Budget has had a fairly muted impact on the markets. There were no surprises, the budget was fiscally neutral, and not […]

GBP and the Budget: sell the rumour, buy the fact?

There has been no respite for the pound today, as it takes another dip ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget announcement at 1230 GMT. But could […]

A hasty Fed and the impact on equities

For the first time in my career Bloomberg’s World Interest Rate Probability screen is telling me that there is a 98% chance of a Fed […]

Will the UK Budget knock the stuffing out of sterling?

As the dollar roars back to life, the pound has come under pressure and is down nearly 2% versus the US dollar in the aftermath […]

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