Currencies


'Forecasts Are There To Be Beaten': Sterling Spikes As Hammond Delivers Upbeat Outlook In Spring Statement

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Sterling was on the rise in afternoon trading following a a series of optimistic forecasts for the UK economy from Chan... Read more

BoE Eyes Cryptocurrency Regulation

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Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) Mark Carney has confirmed the UK is set for a new wave of cryptocurrency regulati... Read more

Sterling Spikes Following Hawkish Comments From BoE Deputy Governor

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Sterling has risen in early morning trading following hawkish comments from Bank of England (BoE) deputy governor Sir D... Read more

PIMCO's Sundstrom: It Is The First Time In My Career Where FX Has Had Such A Deep Impact On Asset Selection

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Geraldine Sundstrom, managing director and manager of the €1.1bn GIS Dynamic Multi Asset fund at PIMCO, has said resp... Read more

Amundi: Sterling Could Fall Below €1 After Brexit Completion

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Analysts at Amundi have predicted sterling will fall below €1 for the first time in history once the UK officially le... Read more

S&P Global Ratings: Cryptocurrency Crash Will Not Impact Financial Markets

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S&P Global Ratings has said regulation and guidance needs to be implemented before cryptocurrencies can influence f... Read more

World Bank Chief Compares Cryptocurrencies To 'Ponzi Schemes'

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Jim Yong Kim, head of the World Bank, has become the latest financial voice to question the legitimacy of cryptocurrenc... Read more

Bitcoin Plummets 30% In January As US Derivatives Regulator Calls For Tighter Rules

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In January Bitcoin saw $44.2bn wiped off the $200bn market value generated last year, the largest monthly loss in dolla... Read more

Sterling Reaches $1.40 As RLAM's Greetham Warns Of 'sudden Drop In The Pound'

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The pound reached a fresh post-Brexit high in early morning trading, passing $1.40, but Royal London Asset Management's... Read more

Bitcoin Drops Below $10,000 Amid Regulator Crackdown Concerns

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Bitcoin continued its decline on Wednesday falling below $10,000 for the first time since 30 November 2017, on concerns... Read more

DeVere Group To Launch Cryptocurrency App In Response To "soaring" Demand

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Independent financial adviser deVere Group is set to launch a cryptocurrency app in response to "soaring" global demand... Read more

JP Morgan Chase CEO Dimon 'regrets' Bitcoin 'fraud' Comments

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JP Morgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon has gone back on his comments where he blasted Bitcoin a "fraud", by claim... Read more

Pound Gains Ground As UK Productivity Rises To A Six-year High

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British currency gains from positive macroeconomic data as US jobs figures fail to perk up the dollar. Read more

Euro Dips After Catalan Separatists Secure Narrow Victory

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The euro fell in overnight trading after pro-independence parties gained an absolute majority in the regional Catalan e... Read more

Pound And The Forex Market In 2018: It'll Be Hard To Disappoint Pessimists

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'Bumping along the bottom' is what the British currency did in 2017 and the same expression might apply to 2018 too. Read more

Update: Bitcoin Smashes Through $10,000 To Fresh All-time High

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Bitcoin has soared through the landmark $10,000 barrier for the first time to reach an all-time of $11,155.20, as the v... Read more

Carmignac's Saint-Georges: Why Gold Should Be In Portfolios Heading Into 2018

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In his outlook for 2018, Didier Saint-Georges, managing director at Carmignac, explains why investors should invest in ... Read more

Pound Spikes Against Dollar Following UK Budget But Remains Static Against Euro

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Chancellor Philip Hammond downgrades economic forecasts and unveils appealing policy morsels. Read more

Pound Spikes Versus Euro On German Constitutional Crisis And Resumption Of Brexit Talks

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Collapse of coalition talks in Eurozone's biggest economy weighs on the euro ahead of next round of Brexit talks. Read more