Fiona Cincotta
Editor - Senior Financial Market Analyst
Through over a decade’s experience analysing and reporting on global currency markets, Fiona has a gained a deep understanding of the fundamental drivers of currencies. She is regularly quoted by international news organisations including Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg. Fiona is a familiar face after years of appearances on BBC, Sky News and Fox Business News.
Pound Back Above 1.14 Versus Euro on German Election Fallout
The fallout from the German election results continued to weigh on the euro on Tuesday. As a result, the pound euro exchange rate took...
Dollar’s Rally Versus the Pound Disrupted by Yellen’s speech
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen kept hopes alive for another interest rate hike this year for the dollar, despite the Fed being perplexed...
Euro Slides Versus the Pound as Spanish Independence Vote Looms
The pound euro exchange rate charged higher as investors continued to digest the German election result. Monday, the first trading day after the Sunday...
Dollar Rallies Against Pound Thanks to Fed Comments
The pound declined versus the dollar in the previous session, in a mix of pound weakness and dollar strength. After an early push higher...
Euro Drops Versus Pound as Merkel’s Party Looks to Form 3...
The pound euro exchange rate kicked off the week in a volatile fashion. Investors were grappling with the news that German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
GBP/USD: Brexit and Fed Speakers to Dominate GBP/USD Movement
The pound pushed higher versus the dollar as trading started on Sunday evening, recovering from moderate declines on Friday. Heading into the new week...
Pound to Possibly Boost over Euro with Theresa May Brexit Speech
The current rally in the pound euro exchange rate could be only short-lived if UK Prime Minister Theresa May fails to impress in her...
GBP/USD Will the Pound Continue To Rally Versus the Dollar As...
The pound US dollar exchange rate has rallied for sterling as investors await a key speech from UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit....
GBP/EUR Pound Trades Back Above €1.13 on Strong Retail Sales
Impressive UK retail sales data helped push the pound exchange rate back to €1.13 over the euro. This is the second time in a...
Pound Tumbles Against Dollar As Fed Remains on Track to Hike...
UK retail sales unexpectedly soared in volume by an entire 1% in August. This is significantly ahead of analysts’ forecast of 0.2%, and also...