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Gary Thomson is the Chief Operating Officer at FXOpen UK. Having spent over 20 years of his career working in financial services, Gary is renowned for his expert market analysis and commentary.

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UK inflation: Is the end in sight?

It is well known among big corporates and government bodies in the United Kingdom, that large retail companies are experts at calculating public spending habits. They are also excellent demographers . If you want to know how many people live in the country, any of the major supermarket chains will know

Unbelievably, UK banks lead FTSE 100 gains

What a fickle world we live in. Last week, America’s sudden focus on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the contagion that surrounded it in which a run on some smaller banks took place, claiming the existence of First Republic. This caused some major North American indices to

British Pound hits 1-month high against US Dollar

Volatility within the British Pound has been a considerable point of interest recently, especially since the Pound bounced back during the early part of this quarter from a sustained period of decline against the Euro and US Dollar which took place for several months, beginning late last year. Today, the

To hike or not to hike? That is the Fed’s question

Today, futures contracts which are related to North American stocks have taken a bit of a downturn in projected value as today is another day in which the United States Federal Reserve Bank – known as The Fed – is set to announce its position on interest rate adjustments. In advance of

Swiss tsunami rips through global markets: FTSE 100 wipeout noticeable

Last week’s revelations that Credit Suisse, the second largest bank in Switzerland which is also a global market-maker at Tier 1 interbank level, has got into financial dire straits has had more than an effect on the local banking sector. As is to be expected, the demise of such

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FXOpen EU: CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.