PDQFX Expat currency & money transfers

09/03/2017

What's happening in the market today? http://bit.ly/News9thMarch

Sterling remained under pressure ahead of the US open as underlying yield spreads remained negative for the UK currency. In the Chancellor’s budget, there was an upward revision to the 2017 GDP forecast to 2.0% from 1.4%, but forecasts for subsequent years were downgraded slightly.

08/03/2017

Four out of five 'very concerned' about losing rights after

FOUR out of five expats are afraid of losing their right to reside after Brexit. Some 83% of expats living in the

08/03/2017

There is a weaker tone in the economy with slowdowns in consumer spending growth and the housing sector. http://bit.ly/News8thMarch

The Halifax house-price index rose 0.1% in February after a
1.1% decline the previous month and the annual increase of 5.1% was the weakest
reading for close to four years which maintained expectations of an underlying
slowdown in the housing sector and a weaker tone in the economy with consumer
spe...

03/03/2017

Unexpected benefits of moving overseas http://bit.ly/benefitoverseas

This week I’m in Panama once again, a place near and dear to my heart for many reasons. My wife and I lived there happily back in the middle of the last...

03/03/2017

The UK construction PMI index was slightly stronger than expected with a small increase to 52.5. http://bit.ly/News3rdMarch

Overall yield trends remained negative for Sterling as gilt yields remained negative in real terms which will tend to curb potential international inflows. Weaker commodity prices also tended to have some negative impact on the UK currency.

02/03/2017

The best advice for moving overseas…enlist the experts http://bit.ly/enlisttheexperts

As a consultant to large corporations, I work with clients who ask for and use my expert advice to make important decisions. My wife, Abbe, also is a...

02/03/2017

The UK PMI manufacturing index was lower than expected with a decline to 54.6 for February. http://bit.ly/News2ndMarch

The net consumer lending, money supply and mortgage approvals releases were all stronger than expected, but Sterling came under renewed selling after the PMI data with a retreat to below 1.2350. Wider US strength subsequently pushed the pair to 6-week lows below the 1.2300 level while the Euro stren...

01/03/2017

01/03/2017

The latest UK PMI data will be watched closely today. http://bit.ly/News1stMarch

In testimony to the Treasury Select Committee, new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Hogg stayed close to the bank’s recent script and there was no market impact.

28/02/2017

What does leaving the EU mean for expats? http://bit.ly/euforexpats

In the run-up to the EU Referendum and the aftermath of the Brexit vote, one of the most popular topics for queries has been how expats and people who own property in EU countries might be affected.

28/02/2017

The headline US durable goods orders report was stronger than expected for January. http://bit.ly/News28thFeb

Sterling remained under pressure in early European trading
on Monday with a decline to test support below 1.2400 against the dollar as the
Euro rallied to a peak 0.8540. There were further concerns surrounding the
political outlook amid speculation over a possible second Scottish referendum,
althoug...

20/02/2017

The 11 safest countries in the world for

According to the InterNations survey, the US and UK did not make the list.