By Greg Smith on Monday, July 26th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights, Podcasts
Are You Prepared For Big Swings In The Currency Market Recent events such as Brexit, the US trade war with China and now the potential of a trade war with the EU (after the US imposed tariffs of $7.5 billion on imports of European goods), may leave you thinking whether your business is prepared for […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, July 26th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Volatile market moves reflect economic uncertainty Markets fluctuated sharply in a volatile period last week. Equities sold off, but then regained most of the losses. Bond markets saw a sharp fall in yields. Currency markets have generally been less volatile but the US dollar is still close to its highest since April against […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, July 19th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Inflation questions and Freedom Day Last week, we saw UK inflation rise more than expected, with an increase of 2.5%, above market expectations for 2.2%. The markets are now concerned about an earlier withdrawal of monetary policy stimulus. Much of the recent rise in inflation is due to factors resulting from the pandemic. […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, July 12th, 2021
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GBP – Weaker UK GDP with Covid concerns Last week saw much weaker-than-expected GDP data for May. It rose by only 0.8% compared to an expected 2.5% while April growth was also revised down. Some bond markets including UK gilts, have also seen sizeable declines in yields. The market is reassessing growth and inflation trends. […]
By Vatsal Trivedi on Thursday, July 1st, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights, Podcasts
Product Labelling And Authorised Representation In Overseas Markets With the imminent One-Stop Shop VAT affecting Business-to-Consumer (B2C) currently being implemented in the EU market and Business-to-Business (B2B) requiring EU representation for products being sold in the EU market. The landscape of the export/import market into the UK and EU is changing rapidly. International Business Experts, […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 28th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Bank of England hold rates and purchases The policy update from the Bank of England was the last of a series by the major central banks. The Bank of England left policy unchanged in this latest update. The update was initially seen by markets as being less hawkish which caused sterling to slide. […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 21st, 2021
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GBP – Less hawkish Bank of England expected The Bank of England policy update will be the main focus for markets on Thursday, following the US Federal Reserve’s more hawkish tone. The BoE is almost certain to leave policy settings unchanged. This includes total asset purchases at £895bn and Bank Rate at 0.1%. It will […]
By Greg Smith on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights, Podcasts
What themes are dominating global trade? Global trade is a hard topic to tackle, as such, we discuss the main topics that are changing and challenging global trade today. International Business Expert, Greg Smith, discusses the report below on key challenges to trade in the coming months as part of the Business Perspectives Podcast Series […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 14th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Restrictions extended? Inflation rise expected The government is due to confirm the next step in easing Covid restrictions for England. The final easing of restrictions was due to go ahead on 21st June. With the acceleration in new Covid delta cases, it is likely the next easing will be delayed, perhaps by a […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 7th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Strong rebound with inflation warning One of the major questions facing most countries is whether the economic rebound will be strong and sustainable. Last week, PMI readings for May confirmed that the rebound is still gathering pace in the UK. Construction PMI was at an even higher 64.2 in May, from 61.6 in […]
