Rate statements from the European Central Bank and Bank of Canada are this week’s big stories. Will we see any major policy tweaks? UK retail sales are also in focus as the country emerges from lockdown. Elsewhere, earnings season rolls on on Wall Street. Vaccine rollout puts pressure on ECB ahead of press conference Another […]

The euro to dollar rate fell below $1.092 on Friday amid growing expectations that major central banks will transition from tightening policies to implementing rate cuts in the coming year.

Pound sterling rose against the euro on Thursday after Bank of England officials signaled that interest rates may need to remain restrictive for some time.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase sees profits surge this quarter following a period of high volatility in crypto markets. Coinbase earnings Coinbase’s headline stats Q2 was a very solid quarter for Coinbase this earnings season. The current crypto market volatility played into the exchange’s hands as it record Wall Street-beating estimates. Here are Coinbase’s key stats for […]

Easing ain’t as easy as it looks: The Bank of England increased its programme of government bond purchases by an additional £150bn. This was more than the market was expecting and took the total stock of government bond purchases to £875 billion. That said, the BoE had pretty well telegraphed this move yesterday when it […]