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Sterling strengthens against euro

Published:  19 June, 2012

Sterling strengthened by one cent against the euro yesterday as the mild euphoria surrounding the Greek election results on Sunday quickly faded away.

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Warren Adamson of Craggy Range on NZ vintage

Published:  15 June, 2012

Warren Adamson, market director for New Zealand winery Craggy Range, gives his views on the country's latest vintage report, which shows yields down 18%.

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Smaller New Zealand harvest could spell end of deep discounts

Published:  15 June, 2012

New Zealand Winegrowers is "relaxed" about an 18% fall in the harvest this year - the body had anticipated the crop to fall by up to 25%.

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Sterling has mixed week as risk appetite fluctuates

Published:  15 June, 2012

Sterling had a mixed week staying fairly range bound against the majority of currencies as risk appetite and risk aversion fluctuated.

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Sterling had poor day yesterday, but remained flat against US dollar

Published:  14 June, 2012

Sterling had a poor day yesterday, weakening against the majority of currencies but remaining fairly flat against the US dollar.

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Sterling strengthens as 'slight' UK growth predicted

Published:  13 June, 2012

Sterling strengthened by one cent against the euro and the US dollar yesterday as estimates from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research GDP suggested UK saw a slight growth of 0.1%.

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Spanish bailout weakens sterling against euro

Published:  11 June, 2012

The bailout of Spanish banks over the weekend to the tune of €100bn led to the sterling opening half a cent weaker against the euro and nearly one cent stronger against the US$.

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Sterling has volatile week

Published:  08 June, 2012

Sterling had a fairly mixed week with significant and rapid movements during the course of a day.

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Sterling strengthens against US dollar

Published:  07 June, 2012

Sterling had a mixed day yesterday, weakening off against the commodity backed currencies, but strengthening against the safe havens such as the US dollar as risk appetite returned.

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Sterling weakens against euro

Published:  06 June, 2012

Sterling weakened against the majority of currencies last week and in particular against the euro as the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came out worse than expected.

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Sterling ends week poorly against dollar and yen

Published:  01 June, 2012

Sterling had a fairly poor week weakening against the US dollar to a four month low and dropping against the Japanese yen to a 14 week low.

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Sterling continues slide against dollar and yen

Published:  31 May, 2012

Sterling continued to weaken off to a four month low against the US dollar and a three month low against the Japanese yen.

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Sterling weakens against dollar and yen

Published:  30 May, 2012

Sterling weakened against the US dollar and Japanese yen dropping to a ten and fourteen week low respectively.

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Sterling strengthens against dollar and yen

Published:  29 May, 2012

Sterling strengthened slightly against the US dollar and Japanese yen yesterday.

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UK retail sales decline and euro hits 22 month low

Published:  24 May, 2012

Sterling strengthened against the euro, however data released yesterday showed a sharp drop in retail sales figures to -2.3% when only a -0.8% figure was expected.

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Sterling drops to two week low

Published:  22 May, 2012

Sterling was fairly range bound yesterday as very little data was released globally - but it weakened to a two week low against the euro.

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Chianti classico could have own 'icon' wine

Published:  18 May, 2012

Chianti classico's governing body is considering proposals to introduce an "icon" top-level wine above riserva.

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Guala launches screwcap closure for sparkling wine

Published:  15 May, 2012

Guala has launched Viiva, a screwcap closure for sparkling wine.

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Sterling kept range bound as BRC retail sales monitor drops

Published:  10 May, 2012

Sterling has been kept fairly range bound against the majority of currencies after the British Retail Consortium retail sales monitor dropped to -3.3%.

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Matthew Clark launches Catalyst Brands

Published:  02 May, 2012

Matthew Clark has launched brand agency Catalyst Brands on the back of its independent arm the Wine Studio Agency, which it launched in 2010.

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