GB Pound Turns Positive vs Euro & Dollar

News of the UK’s fall in borrowing didn’t result in much upward movement.

However, reports have recently been released stating that the UK economy is in growth territory in January.

At the same time, the Eurozone has seen reports of the opposite.

This has led to the Pound hitting its highest rate vs the Euro in 4 months.

Most expect the ECB to hold their interest rates again once it is announced this week. With this, the Pound could continue to gain vs the Euro.

As for GBP/USD, it has been a week of uptrend in favour of the Pound, surprising forecasters.

Many were waiting for negative reports on the UK economy, and the Dollar was the one tipped to see gains.

Goes to show how hard it is to predict these markets!

But with releases around US durable goods and GDP set to be announced over the next two days, changes could still occur.

Elsewhere, following weeks of gains for the Pound, GBP/NZD has remained choppy over the last 7 days.

New Zealand announced a fall in inflation from 5.6% to 4.7%. This seems to have helped steady the ship.

That’s all for this week.

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Thursday 25th January 2024 at 10.00

£1.00 GBP = 1.1685 EURO

£1.00 GBP = 1.2730 USD

£1.00 GBP = 1.9325 AUD

£1.00 GBP = 2.0780 NZD

£1.00 GBP = 1.7190 CAD

£1.00 GBP = 1.0990 CHF

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Surprising Boost for the Pound As UK Inflation Rises

Surprising news for the Pound this week with the release of UK inflation data.

UK inflation rose in December to 4.0% despite many thinking it would drop to 3.8%.

The first increase in the rate since February 2023.

The expectation was that drops were on the horizon for GBP with news of a fall in UK inflation.

In fact, the Pound-to-Euro rate is currently seeing its highest levels of 2024 so far.

With the ECB’s interest rate decision (January 25th) just around the corner, it’ll be intriguing to see if they continue to hold their rates steady.

For GBP/USD, the rate has for the most part seen a slight downtrend over the last 7 days, but the inflation news has caused a slight gain back, in favour of the Pound.

Elsewhere over the last 7 days, the Pound continues to see a slight uptrend against the Aussie and New Zealand Dollar.

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Current rates: 

Thursday 18th January 2024 at 10.45

£1.00 GBP = 1.1645 EURO

£1.00 GBP = 1.2680 USD

£1.00 GBP = 1.9315 AUD

£1.00 GBP = 2.0714 NZD

£1.00 GBP = 1.7010 CAD

£1.00 GBP = 1.0963 CHF

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• All client funds are held in segregated accounts with top-tier banks keeping your money safe and secure.

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