by Ryan Littlestone | January 30th, 2020, 11:28:32 | BOE, Central Banks, News
One of the most finely balanced rate announcements in a long time There’s something to be said for the BOE voting system, it gives us a bit of excitement. However, the market is very split on this one. Rate odds split – 51/49% cut/hold. We’re split...
by Ryan Littlestone | December 18th, 2019, 09:03:25 | News
What’s really continuing to drive the pound lower? The main reason why GBPUSD has dropped so swiftly is because it’s spent the last 4 months rallying over 1500 pips without so much as a blink. That’s a big move in a short space of time without any...
by Ryan Littlestone | June 27th, 2019, 16:14:09 | Research
4X Global Research – Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) – 26 June 2019 It is now three years since the referendum on 23rd June 2016 in which 52% of the British electorate voted for the UK to exit the EU. The issue of whether, when and how the UK...
by Ryan Littlestone | May 2nd, 2019, 10:03:40 | BOE, Central Banks, News
It’s all about the votes for GBP today Voting centres are open as local council elections take place. Although they won’t change the political landscape in the main, and don’t usually garner much attention, in the midst of Brexit and the ongoing...
by Ryan Littlestone | March 21st, 2019, 11:38:41 | BOE, Central Banks
It’s the BOE’s turn to announce its latest monetary policy stance 21 March 2019 A pretty quick BOE preview because I don’t think there’s going to be much coming from them. Expect Largely a repeat of the last meeting and inflation report Focus...