Euro claims two-year high after bullish ECB meeting
Those who bought the euro at the beginning of the week will be feeling smug this morning – the single cur... Read More >
The Bank of England granted some reprieve
As we pointed out earlier in the week, June saw more manageable energy prices and a somewhat stronger sterling. As ... Read More >
The last gasp of import-led price inflation?
With sterling now buying just over 1.3 dollars at the time of writing, the GBP/USD rate is roughly flat year-on-... Read More >
Sterling goes from strength to strength
The pound finished the week in a peculiarly strong position – GBP/USD sits comfortably above 1.30 and GBP/EUR above 1... Read More >
Sterling goes from strength to strength
The pound finished the week in a peculiarly strong position – GBP/USD sits comfortably above 1.30 and GBP/EUR above 1... Read More >
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Dollar stable as we wait on consumer prices
Yesterday was the quietest day of the week so far with Fed Chair Yellen’s 2nd day of testimony s... Read More >
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Trump Jr tweets the latest hurdle for USD
It is the nature of the current politics that it can barge into a trading day and start upsetting ... Read More >
US jobs report gets a B+
Friday’s US jobs report was (as is often the case) a mixed bag. The headline firmly beat expectations, with 222,000 jobs added in Ju... Read More >
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UK PMI shows slowing growth
A day of looks at the world’s manufacturing sector depressingly confirmed a lot of the sentiment towards the UK ... Read More >
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A chorus of tighter policy
The dichotomy in markets at the moment is between near record levels in some stock markets and the growing chorus... Read More >