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Trade worries support safe-haven currencies, as Trump announces a 25% tariff on Chinese imports. Beijing confirms retaliation, causing investors to move away from EM markets.

Dollar rally resumes on hawkish Fed, with a 25 basis point rate hike, signalling towards a further 2 hikes this year. ECB announces an end date for QE.

ECB announces QE end date, whilst warning that any interest rate hikes are a long way off. US Dollar buoyed by six month high in retail sales figures.

The Federal Reserve raises rates by another 25 basis points, signalling a total of four hikes in 2018. All eyes on today’s ECB meeting.

The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points. Sterling slips after revised UK inflation misses expectations.

Another set of soft data out of the UK dragged the Sterling down while historic sign for US-N.Korea agreement takes the headlines.

This Thursday’s meeting of the European Central Bank in Riga, Latvia, is shaping up to be key, with increasing speculation over start to the QE programme.

Dollar rally pauses amid EM volatility which saw the Brazilian Real bouncing back from its panic lows as Sterling continues to trade close to 0.88 - 0.89.

The EUR/USD rate edged higher on Thursday, although lost ground this morning. The Turkish Lira jumped by around 2% following another rate hike.

Talks of an end to ECB stimulus measures lifted the Euro to three week highs while Sterling remains steady above the 1.34 level.