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GBPUSD spikes after BOE holds, Fed cuts rates
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19 SEP clock 16:04

GBPUSD spikes after BOE holds, Fed cuts rates

“Cable” briefly breached 1.330 after the Bank of England kept its rate unchanged at 5%. Moving forward, GBPUSD’s performance will be majorly influenced by the BOE’s policy outlook relative to the Fed, and is forecasted to trade between 1.2721 - 1.3776 through end-2024.
Target Thursday: UK100 reaches targets after BOE meeting
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Target Thursday: UK100 reaches targets after BOE meeting

We revisit our latest “Trade of the Week” article, published last Monday (June 17th), which highlighted the just-concluded Bank of England policy meeting. As a result, the UK100 stock index completed a 1,000-pip move, as forecasted.
Trade of the Week: UK100 index set for 1,000 pip move?
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17 JUN clock 11:44

Trade of the Week: UK100 index set for 1,000 pip move?

Find out which macroeconomic events could make this week the 2nd most-volatile period for the UK100 stock index so far this year.
Week Ahead: Time for stock index "slowpokes" to catch up?
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12 APR clock 11:24

Week Ahead: Time for stock index "slowpokes" to catch up?

Much has been made about how 11 of FXTM’s 18 stock indices have recently reached their respective record highs, with many posting double-digit gains so far in 2024.. For the coming week, we cast our eyes on some indices that have climbed by "merely" 2-4% so far this year.
UK100 teases record high
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2 APR clock 12:26

UK100 index teases record high

Today, this stock index got to within 0.2% / 150 pips of its all-time high set back in February 2023. Find out why the UK100 stock index has been surging, and how much higher it could go.