US dollar weakens as de-dollarisation becomes ‘real, and frankly scary, prospect’ April 14, 2025 The dollar has fallen 0.7 per cent today, marking its fifth straight day of decline, as markets continue to reassess the currency’s position in the global economy. The DXY index, which tracks the dollar’s value against a basket of currencies, dropped to its lowest in three years in trading today. The dollar index has now fallen [...]
UBS upgrades sterling expectations amid dollar dip April 7, 2025 UBS has upgraded its expectations for sterling against the dollar due to its fall amid a global trade war kicked off by President Trump After jumping 1.3 per cent against the dollar immediately after the tariff were announced, sterling has fallen more than two per cent, leaving it 0.7 per cent down over the last [...]
Pound sterling slumps to $1.24 in the face of dominant dollar January 2, 2025 Sterling's sell-off was accentuated by data out from the US, which showed a smaller increase in the number of jobless claimants than had been anticipated.
The pound will remain resilient in a trade war November 24, 2024 Trump’s tariffs will harm the world economy but the UK will be one of the least affected developed countries, says Tomasz Wieladek With President Trump heading back to the White House, US trade policy is anticipated to change fundamentally. We expect the US will impose tariffs on its major trading partners and to some extent [...]