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What to expect from today’s Bank of England meeting

The pound edged modestly higher verus its peers on Wednesday as investors bet on a potentially hawkish message from the Bank of England this afternoon.

Matthew Ryan CFA
24 June 2021
BoE June Meeting Preview: Will the MPC hint at 2022 rate hike?

The Bank of England will be announcing its policy decision on Thursday, and while no new projections or Inflation Report will be released, investors will be watching closely.

Matthew Ryan CFA
23 June 2021
Dollar retraces gains after aggressive move higher

The Federal Reserve struck a much more hawkish tone than expected last week, sending the US dollar higher against its peers.

Matthew Ryan CFA
22 June 2021
US dollar soars on hawkish Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve struck a much more hawkish tone than expected last week, sending the US dollar higher against its peers.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
21 June 2021
US dollar jumps after Fed’s ‘dot plot’ points to two rate hikes in 2023

The US dollar soared by 1% against the euro after the Federal Reserve members signalled they see two interest rate hikes before the end of 2...

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
17 June 2021
FOMC June Meeting Preview: Will the Fed hint at QE tapering?

Thursday’s scorchingly hot US inflation reading for May ensures that this week’s FOMC meeting will come under added scrutiny from investors.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
15 June 2021
Dollar rallies as bond markets shrug off inflation shocker in the US

The blow-out inflation report out of the US outshone the ECB June meeting, but the market reaction was counterintuitive, to put it mildly.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
14 June 2021
US inflation surges to fresh 2008 highs in May

Thursday was an eventful day for the FX market but, somewhat surprisingly, most of the major currencies ended London trading not too far from where they began it.

Matthew Ryan CFA
11 June 2021
ECB June Meeting Reaction: ECB raises growth, inflation projections

Yesterday's ECB announcement delivered an unsurprisingly non-committal message from President Lagarde, although the meeting itself was far from a non-event.

Matthew Ryan CFA
11 June 2021
Gulf Currencies Market Update - June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a challenging period for the gulf currencies, particularly following the slump in oil prices at the start of the crisis. Read our Special Report to find out what to expect from SAR, AED, QAR, OMR, BHD, AED, KWD, EGP, and TRY.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
10 June 2021