January 2019 Monthly Currency Report for SME’s

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With a roundup of the most impactful events of the previous month and a look at up and coming events may affect you in this coming month. Avoid being caught by surprise when the markets move.
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GBP – December in review
Brexit descends into farce
- May postpones bill; Survives vote
- Mixed data puts focus on economy
- Bank of England warns of No Deal
- Inflation falls to 20-mth low
GBP – January what to watch
Meaningful vote to set the tone
- May’s plan looks dead, so No Deal beckons
- Inflation to continue to fall
- Sterling to face pressure from Brexit
- Bank of England interest rate quandary
USD – December in review
Fed signals pause in hikes
- Powell under Pressure from Trump
- Government shutdown over wall funding
- Equity markets hit by perfect storm
- Fed hikes for possibly last time in a while
USD – January what to watch
Employment report pivotal
- Non-Farm Payrolls needs a win
- Trump under pressure from ongoing investigation
- Dollar to suffer from stagnation of rate differential
- PMI’s likely to fall
EUR – December in review
Rome/Brussels find some cheer
- Rome fudges a deal with the EU
- Euro in narrow range as market accepts no hikes
- EU concerned over No Deal budget shortfall
- Euro blamed for economic woes
EUR – January what to watch
ECB asset purchase scheme
- End of asset purchases to tighten liquidity
- Euro at 20: Success or failure
- Q4 growth data critical to Euro
- Draghi replacement up for discussion
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