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Pound could revisit year-highs when Brexit fog clears, say analysts
The pound could regain momentum and climb back above $1. 40 once there is more clarity on Brexit, believes NatWest Markets.
FX round-up: Dollar jumps on growth divergence, rouble softens on oil price slump
The US dollar shot higher against the Euro and Sterling on Tuesday amid ongoing political uncertainty in Italy and around Brexit together with mixed news on the US-China trade talk front.
2017 Bitcoin rally under investigation by DOJ
America's Department of Justice is investigating whether the 2017 rally in the price of Bitcoin was the result of traders driving it up via trading in Tether, a popular and controversial digital token.
FX round-up: Morgan Stanley cautious on cable, says it's time to sell the US dollar
A weak reading on a widely-followed gauge for US housing and doubts around the likelihood of a US central bank rate hike at the end of the year saw the pound register a slight gain at the start of the week, although some analysts continued to exhibit caution in the face of Brexit and its associated risks.
ECB's Draghi confident, but argues for patience and persistence
Outgoing European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi, sounded a confident note on the outlook for the euro area economy, describing a recent slowdown as a 'soft patch', but said policymakers needed to be "patient and persistent" in providing monetary stimulus.
May pledges to drive Brexit plan through despite Cabinet turmoil
UK Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to push through her Brexit after a day of turmoil that saw two Cabinet ministers quit and MPs openly talking of a no-confidence vote.
May faces cabinet showdown over Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May faces a cabinet showdown on Wednesday when she will ask ministers to sign off a Brexit deal struck with the EU, despite strident opposition to the terms from Brexiters and in Northern Ireland.
FX round-up: Trade talk, speculation around possible Brexit deal brake US dollar
A more 'constructive' news-flow on the global trade front and news of a breakthrough in talks on the UK's withdrawal between London and Brussels, kept the Greenback from hitting a fresh 52-week high on Tuesday.
FX round-up: Sterling and euro battered, rouble gets unexpected boost
Sterling reeled against the Greenback at the start of the week as the US dollar spot index jumped to its loftiest level since May 2017.
FX round-up: Sterling and euro battered, rouble gets unexpected boost
Sterling reeled against the Greenback at the start of the week as the US dollar spot index jumped to its loftiest level since May 2017.
May faces Parliament backlash as Brexit deal 'draws near'
Terms of a Brexit deal has been agreed with Brussels, according to reports, but the pound whipsawed down and up on Monday as markets reacted to government splits and Labour's insistence that the decision to quit the European Union could yet be reversed.
FX round-up: ECB's Draghi says door always open to change in guidance if needed
Sterling traded on the back foot on Thursday as the US dollar enjoyed a broad rebound following slight selling during the prior session, helped perhaps by slightly dovish headlines from a speech by European Central Bank governor, Mario Draghi.
CBR head of research says September hike was a 'one-off'
The Russian central bank's September interest rate hike was a 'one-off', one of its top officials reportedly said.
BoE keeps rates unchanged, no surprises
No surprises. Rate-setters at the Bank of England opted to keep a steady hand on the tiller at Wednesday's Monetary Policy Committee meeting, keeping their policy settings and guidance roughly unchanged until the Brexit-related fog of uncertainty had lifted, instead of perhaps adding to it.