My dad’s bigger than your dad Last week was dominated by the ebb and flow of punitive import taxes. It was difficult to keep score of whose turn it was...

Transition to higher pound On Monday the two politicians with the longest titles in the world stood together on the podium; David Davis, the Secretary of State for Exiting the...

Paying no attention The chief economist of Commerzbank, Jörg Krämer, has published a paper which, among other things, plays down the traditional assumption that uncertainty upsets financial markets. He says...

A kind of victory It wasn’t the winner, and sterling was down by 1.2% against the South African rand, but by and large the pound had a surprisingly successful...

Good month, bad week Sterling was not the outright winner over the last month but it did strengthen by an average of 0.8% against the other dozen most actively-traded currencies,...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water Until a couple of days ago it looked as though sterling had forgotten its woes and was...

Statecraft 2 – 1 Statistics Sterling has prospered despite a string of UK economic statistics that were less than inspiring. It was the top performer among the major currencies, strengthening...

As you were In early January it looked as though the US dollar might be in for a new-year recovery after spending 2017 on the skids. Ah, how long...

Is it the dollar’s turn? The opening battle at the beginning of 2018 has been the US dollar vs the rest of the world. It is a similar contest...

Suits not stats Politics overshadowed the economic statistics for much of the week. In the United States, Britain, South Africa and, to an extent, the euro zone investors paid...

Good week for the South African Rand Strong second Another good week for the South African Rand took it into first place among the most actively-traded currencies. The helping...

Wednesdays Budget might not have appealed to everyone but… Could do better It was not exactly an awful week for the pound but far from a great one. Sterling’s average...