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Risk assets retreat as virus cases continue to accelerate

The reaction in financial markets to the ongoing uncertainty has been for investors to again flock to safety as stocks retreat. Plus, a look forward to this week's macroeconomic data.

Matthew Ryan CFA
7 April 2020
G3 FX Update: the impact of Covid-19 so far and short term expectations

How the G3 currencies have reacted to the virus, a summary of key stimulus measures, the impact so far on macroeconomic data and our broad expectations for the immediate term

Matthew Ryan CFA
7 April 2020
Sterling hits ten day low as UK awaits news on Johnson

Boris Johnson’s deteriorating health condition caused the pound to briefly slip to its lowest level in ten days against the US dollar. Plus, risk appetite returns as virus cases ease in Europe.

Matthew Ryan CFA
7 April 2020
US dollar rallies as stock market rebound falters

The Federal Reserve’s efforts to fill the world's need for dollars by flooding markets with liquidity has so far been only partially successful.

Enrique Díaz-Álvarez
5 April 2020
US sheds 701,000 jobs in March with worst yet to come

The release of more worrisome US labour market data gives a taste of just how significant of an impact the COVID-19 virus is having on the US economy.

Matthew Ryan CFA
3 April 2020
Ebury’s updates to avoid coronavirus related scams and fraud

Criminals are using the Covid-19 pandemic to scam the public. Read Ebury's tips to avoid scams and protect your business from fraud:

Marta Alvarez
2 April 2020
US jobless claims double to record high 6.6 million

Labour data from the US showed the impact of the Covid-19 virus on the labour market with 6.6 million new Americans filing for unemployment benefits.

Matthew Ryan CFA
2 April 2020
Ebury's remote working experiment

Ebury have taken a number of steps to ensure the continued health, engagement and productivity or its employees after moving to be a remote working organisation.

Shalini Kotecha
2 April 2020
US stocks suffer worst first quarter in history

The first quarter of the year is now behind us and it's safe to say that it was a particularly eventful one in financial markets.US stocks markets put in their worst first quarterly performance in an over one-hundred year history, as investors fled higher risk assets in favour of the safe-havens.

Matthew Ryan CFA
1 April 2020
US stocks suffer worst first quarter in history

US stocks markets put in their worst first quarterly performance in an over 100 year history. Plus, what to expect from new US employment data and an update on Sterling.

Matthew Ryan CFA
31 March 2020