Unlike the vast publicity given to the sharp, but relatively small, fall in the pound after the EU Referendum, the recent recovery of the pound has had little mention.
The graph below charts this recovery:
However, this recovery will not be permanent whilst the UK suffers the current Balance of Payments Crisis. Whether the UK Remains or Leaves the EU the longer term value of the pound is governed by the international Balance of Payments.
The pound fell from 2014 to the beginning of 2017 because of the huge UK trade deficit. Around January to June 2016 there was a speculative bubble where gamblers bought pounds - clearly in expectation of a Remain win - which caused a gain in the value of the pound then sold them the day after the referendum causing all the gains to be suddenly wiped out. This sudden sale of pounds was impressed on an already falling pound. The resulting, relatively small, but very sharp fall in the pound had Remain supporters cheering and was used to "account" for any and all price rises for months by the broadcasters.
The Trade Deficit or Surplus has a direct effect on a nation's GDP. It is the Trade Deficit that has been affecting the pound over the past four years.
Over the past year the Trade Deficit is much reduced and the value of the pound is recovering.
The source of the Trade Deficit, and much of the UK's economic problems, is the Single Market. The Single Market has allowed Eurozone countries to undermine the UK economy - see The Eurozone Trojan Horse. Unfortunately the broadcast media have not given any publicity to the adverse economic effects of the Single Market on the UK economy - see Suppression of News by BBC.
The deficit with the EU is a national economic emergency and is instrumental in the Austerity currently being imposed by the government - see Austerity due to EU-UK trade deficit. As the graph below shows, the Trade Deficit is largely due to Single Market membership.
The Trade Deficit with the EU directly reduces UK GDP by over 4%. A very large burden for the UK economy and equivalent to about 75% of the entire NHS Budget.
The pound has now returned to its historical rate of exchange with the Euro now that the Eurozone crisis has passed and the Eurozone countries are forming a single, national economic bloc.
The media coverage of the small fall in the pound is a national scandal. The pound scarcely fell at all by national standards and most of the recent fall in the pound happened well before the Referendum.
The graph below charts this recovery:
However, this recovery will not be permanent whilst the UK suffers the current Balance of Payments Crisis. Whether the UK Remains or Leaves the EU the longer term value of the pound is governed by the international Balance of Payments.
The pound fell from 2014 to the beginning of 2017 because of the huge UK trade deficit. Around January to June 2016 there was a speculative bubble where gamblers bought pounds - clearly in expectation of a Remain win - which caused a gain in the value of the pound then sold them the day after the referendum causing all the gains to be suddenly wiped out. This sudden sale of pounds was impressed on an already falling pound. The resulting, relatively small, but very sharp fall in the pound had Remain supporters cheering and was used to "account" for any and all price rises for months by the broadcasters.
The Trade Deficit or Surplus has a direct effect on a nation's GDP. It is the Trade Deficit that has been affecting the pound over the past four years.
The source of the Trade Deficit, and much of the UK's economic problems, is the Single Market. The Single Market has allowed Eurozone countries to undermine the UK economy - see The Eurozone Trojan Horse. Unfortunately the broadcast media have not given any publicity to the adverse economic effects of the Single Market on the UK economy - see Suppression of News by BBC.
The deficit with the EU is a national economic emergency and is instrumental in the Austerity currently being imposed by the government - see Austerity due to EU-UK trade deficit. As the graph below shows, the Trade Deficit is largely due to Single Market membership.
The pound has now returned to its historical rate of exchange with the Euro now that the Eurozone crisis has passed and the Eurozone countries are forming a single, national economic bloc.
The media coverage of the small fall in the pound is a national scandal. The pound scarcely fell at all by national standards and most of the recent fall in the pound happened well before the Referendum.
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