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Monthly Wrap

November 2017

John

For our final flurry of Monthly Wrap articles for 2017, we’ve looked at ways of cutting the costs of getting married abroad, explored a top Japanese location for aspiring expats and (because we couldn’t ignore the festive season) we’ve checked out some popular expat Christmas traditions.

Of course there’s also our usual round up of the most important currency news, plus forecasts for what could impact the major currencies in the weeks ahead. Unsurprisingly, Brexit negotiations and interest rate decisions feature heavily…

Enjoy, we’ll see you in 2018!

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GBP – Brexit and BoE to dictate last Sterling movement of 2017

The pound is largely trending higher against its peers than it was four weeks ago, although some of the currency’s recent gains have been sharply eroded this week

EUR - Undermined by low inflation

Whilst the euro’s performance in November has been relatively robust, its upside potential continues to be limited by two significant factors; the first being inflation

USD – Fed rate hike ahead

The US dollar trended lower against many of its major peers in November, ending the month slightly down against the pound and euro, while just managing to hold gains against the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Dollars.

Expat Christmas traditions – from beach BBQs to Malva pudding

The traditional images of a UK Christmas – roasting chestnuts on an open fire, bracing winter walks in Christmas jumpers, boxes of Quality Street in front of the telly – can be harder to conjure up when you’re living abroad.

Fukuoka ticks all the boxes for aspiring expats

A quick look at the list of Fukuoka’s attractions quickly explains why it’s Japan’s fastest expanding provincial city.

Getting married abroad? Splash out on a royal wedding

Every year thousands of couples chose to tie the knot abroad and a certain American will be joining their ranks next year

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