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Pound falls after BoE decision

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Investors who were expecting more hawks to join the policy discussion were left empty-handed at the Bank of England meeting on Thursday. Policymakers voted

25th June 2021

Markets/World

Bank of England added 240 tons of gold amid pandemic

The Bank of England gold custody added 8,009,000 troy ounces amid the COVID-19 pandemic between December 2019 and December 2020, according to data researched by Trading Platforms UK. This translates to an

17th February 2021

Markets

BoE threat of negative rates will lead to portfolio top-ups

The Bank of England’s threat of negative interest rates will encourage market-wise investors to increase their exposure to British stocks, as the UK’s central bank on Thursday committed to leaving interest rates

5th February 2021

Markets/World

Risk assets march higher despite worsening pandemic

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM With eight days to go until the end of the month, November has already added about a quarter of all US Covid-19 cases since

23rd November 2020

Markets/World

Friday 13th 2020, what could possibly go wrong?

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks are mostly tracking Thursday’s declines on Wall Street, although US equity futures are flirting with gains in early Friday trading. This week, the

13th November 2020

Markets/World

GBPUSD sees short-lived drop after BOE surprise rate cut

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM GBPUSD faltered below the 1.29 psychological level before seeing a sharp recovery, after the Bank of England surprised markets on Wednesday with a 50-basis point

11th March 2020

Markets/World

Asia advances, as China demonstrates economic resilience amid virus outbreak

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks are set to break a run of six consecutive days of declines, having been buffeted by coronavirus outbreak concerns in recent weeks.

31st January 2020

Markets/World

Virus fears drag down Asian equities, safe-havens in demand

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM During this time of the year, it’s usually the earnings season that drives investment decisions. However, it’s the rising concerns over an outbreak of

30th January 2020

Markets/World

Coronavirus remains investors’ top concern for week ahead

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Stocks continued to plunge on Monday after US equities experienced their worst week since August. The spike in the Volatility Index (VIX) on

27th January 2020

Markets/World

Pound slump, hints at BoE rate cut could drive demand for overseas assets

Increasing hints that the Bank of England will cut interest rates is likely to prompt investors into overseas financial assets, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial services

14th January 2020

Markets/World