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Insights
02/12/2020
Every Little Helps
Sterling got a bit of a lift yesterday afternoon after a Tweet from a Times journalist…
30/11/2020
Kicking Off The Week
It’s another week of high expectations, with Brexit talks in London and apparently something agreed…
27/11/2020
Black Friday Sale - 100% Free Insight!
With the US off for Thanksgiving, trade volumes fell off a cliff yesterday…
26/11/2020
Brexit Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best.
26/11/2020
Roundup and Rundown
From a market perspective, yesterday’s busy data calendar turned out to be…
25/11/2020
Another Trump Rally - this time the Dow Jones
Trump can definitely take credit for the latest stock market move, as his almost-concession…
24/11/2020
Concession (in all but name)
The head of the Bank of England called Rishi Sunak’s bluff by saying that a no deal Brexit would be…
19/11/2020
Going Green
We’ve had some more details of Boris’ vision for a green recovery and a commitment of £12bn…
17/11/2020
Principle Vs. Practical
The EU were dealt a blow yesterday as Poland and Hungary both voted against the terms of a new…
16/11/2020
Monday Rundown
It appears to be a good start for the week so far, despite some of the challenges we’ve got to face…
02/11/2020
Monday, Again.
The main news over the weekend was that Mercedes won their 7th consecutive Formula One Constructors championship…
29/10/2020
R3 Is The Magic Number?
Lockdowns in France and Germany sent markets lower yesterday and also had a lot of people…
27/10/2020
Markets Singing the Lockdown Blues
It was a bit of a shocker for markets yesterday, with downtrends across Europe and the US…
26/10/2020
The Weekend, Briefly.
Despite some positive rumours over the state of Brexit negotiations, the Pound is…
22/10/2020
Bit by Bit
Michel Barnier’s back in town today and the news of his trip saw a boost in the value of Sterling…
21/10/2020
Mancunian Stand Off
The main news of yesterday was that of Andy Burnham and Boris Johnson unable to…
19/10/2020
Monday Rundown
So much for that “oven ready Brexit” deal that we were promised by Mr Johnson when he was…
14/10/2020
Shed a Tier or Two (and just lockdown?)
The boost in the Pound was short lived and has been almost…
13/10/2020
Three Tiers, But Still Not Sure.
Boris Johnson’s three tier system announcement yesterday was actually not bad for risk sentiment…
12/10/2020
Same Subjects, Different Monday
Once again we find ourselves getting towards crunch time in Brexit negotiations…
07/10/2020
Mid-Weeker
Markets are very much dancing to the beat of the Trump at the moment…
06/10/2020
Another Han-cock-up
Yesterday we found out that the UK’s ‘world beating’ test and trace system was actually an excel spreadsheet…
05/10/2020
Weekend Summary
Risk sentiment remains subdued as we go into the week…
01/10/2020
Debate Debacle to be Papered Over With Stimulus Package?
One positive to come out of the fiasco that was the presidential debate is that we could be getting…
25/09/2020
Spend, Spend, Spend
The Chancellor’s new job retention scheme has been largely well received…
23/09/2020
The Great British Back-Off
It was a busy day for public speaking yesterday. Andrew Bailey was first up…
21/09/2020
Weekend Summary
Andy Haldane blurred the lines between central banker and government lobbyist over the weekend as he used…
18/09/2020
Lockdown Round Two?
The government has insisted that the good Friday Agreement is not at risk…
16/09/2020
Upbeat Mid-Week
Today is a very welcome good news day…
15/09/2020
Tuesday, In Brief
UK unemployment numbers out this morning show an increase…
12/08/2020
US Election Series. Episode 2
As Vice President of an Obama administration that served two terms…
11/08/2020
Unemployment Numbers Hold Up
UK Unemployment numbers came in, with a pleasant surprise…