Up, Up, And Away
Currency Exchange Rate Update The Pound Sterling was the best performing major currency of the first quarter of 2023. Up against 80% of the world’s …
Are There Better Times Ahead For The UK?
This week’s quote is from Sam Walton, founder of Walmart (monthly sales approx $49 billion) “If everybody is doing it one way, there’s a good …
The Pound Has A Spring In its Step
This week’s quote is from Lord Northcliffe “News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.” What Is In The News? …
The Weakest Link!
In a speech to the House of Commons in 1948, Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. …
Watch Out For Budget Day
An interesting start to the month just got more interesting despite all the ‘doom and gloom’ from the main-stream media as the Pound gained over …
One Year On…
Introduction So much has happened in the news in the last 12 months. But for me, Putin invading the Ukraine on the 24th February 2022 …
The Pound Is At A February High
The Pound Sterling News The first half of February saw the Pound drop to a 4-month low against the Euro on the 5th February, a 4-week …
It’s All About Interest Rates
Time flies. One minute we’re all celebrating the festive season and the new year and then in a flash (or at least that is how …
The Value Of The Pound Against Its Main Competitors
It’s been a nervy start to 2023 for the Pound Sterling. In the first fortnight of the year, the Pound rose by 1.3% against the …
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2022 – What A Year!
I have worked through some momentous changes since starting out in the City of London in 1985 including Chernobyl; the fall of the Berlin Wall; …