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July FX briefing: geopolitics and Fed policy boosts the dollar

Hawkish Fed and potential peace in the Middle East lifts the dollar

Why your commodity cost problem is really an FX problem

Dollar recovers as US-Iran deal proves fragile. Starmer resignation hits sterling.

How interest rates affect exchange rates and business costs

Potential peace deal with Iran? Plus, back-to-back rate decisions from the Fed and the Bank of England this week.

When seasonality in the food supply chain fails

What the Makerfield by-election means for UK businesses and the pound

US economic resilience weighs on euro

June FX briefing: the May drivers aren’t done yet

Rising inflation and muted growth dominate EU Spring forecast

Markets take heart at possibility of peace

The FX costs you are overlooking in your frozen food supply chain

When does currency exposure cost your business money?

Starmer’s ongoing troubles undermine sterling

Disruption is now the default: what should food & drink leaders do about it?

Political turmoil in the UK could spell problems for the pound

What May’s FX volatility could mean for your food and beverage business’ margins

May could see calls for interest rate hikes if the Middle East stand-off continues

Oil rises again as interest rates hold steady

Interest rates likely to remain unchanged this week – but for how long?

Why the news cycle could be costing you more than you realise

Strait of confusion – is the Hormuz trade route open or not?

Announcement: Lumon agrees to acquire Fiscal FX

Currency forward contracts vs futures contracts: key differences

Oil prices likely to rise again as peace talks falter

Food and beverage margin pressure: rising costs and how businesses can respond

Jobs data and Iran war support a strengthening dollar

Why geopolitical turbulence is rewriting the FX playbook for food & drink manufacturers

Energy premiums, global conflict and inflationary pressures: the April FX outlook for food and beverage businesses

Confusion in the Middle East spooks markets

Will “Trumpflation” create money market chaos?

Dollar strengthens as Middle East conflict escalates

Conflict in the Middle East sends tremors through currency markets

FX markets eye Middle Eastern conflict this March

Middle East tensions unsettle FX markets

Trump’s new tariffs signal a return to uncertainty

The UK’s sluggish growth may prompt earlier rate cut

Starmer’s woes force a sterling retreat

The dollar’s struggles are far from over this February

Will a new Fed chair cause money market volatility?

Tariff threat recedes but tensions remain

Internal misalignment could be your largest currency risk in 2026

A week of political turmoil threatens exchange rate volatility

Powell inquiry creates exchange rate turbulence

The euro dips after a strong 2025

UK interest rates fall but decision tighter than expected

Is a UK interest rate cut now nailed on?

December interest rate cuts on the cards

After a turbulent 2025, FX markets look ahead to December and beyond

Markets react calmly to Reeves’ pivotal budget

Markets and businesses await budget details

The Autumn Budget Watch

Reeves U-turns over Budget income tax rises

Is a UK budget tax hike now inevitable?

Systematic and flexible: why your 2026 FX strategy needs to be both

Fiscal policy dominates global FX outlook this November

UK government eyes budget tax hikes

The UK economy offers up a mixed picture as Autumn budget looms