Currency fluctuations and FX risk

Currency fluctuations and FX risk

International/global trade is essential to the UK economy. It has been reported in 2022 that global trade accounts for as much as 69% of its GDP.  And it’s not hard to see why. The UK is the world’s sixth largest importer, and 15th largest exporter of goods. It...
Resilience is the ability to respond to changes

Resilience is the ability to respond to changes

by Alix King, Marketing Executive at financeSHOWCASE, August 23, 2024 The last five years have been hard for all businesses.  We’ve had a global pandemic. We had inflation rises, energy costs through the roof, war, an uncertain US government, huge changes in our...
Great start to 2023 – Sterling Summer Fade Again????

Great start to 2023 – Sterling Summer Fade Again????

GBPSterling has had a good run in 2023 and benefitted from the increase in the Bank of England interestrates – making the Pound more attractive to investors looking to hold currency as a yield play. TheUK unit became the target for carry trades I.e. borrowing a...