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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.
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.
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.
Pound, FTSE unimpressed by fiscal statement
Tax hikes are going to chock any chances of economic growth that there might be...
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.
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 […]