Downbeat UK Retail Sales
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- January 19, 2018
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The recent pound gains against the U.S. dollar were trimmed this morning, after the release of downbeat UK retail sales dampened optimism over the strength of the economy, although overall weakness in the greenback kept the pair near one-and-a-half year highs. The pound weakened after data this morning showed that UK retail sales declined much […]
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Brexit vote in parliament today
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- January 17, 2018
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The dollar moved higher against a basket of currencies this morning as the euro paused after having rallied to more than three-year highs overnight amid growing expectations that the European Central Bank will scale back stimulus this year. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party urged MPs to back the government’s Brexit legislation at a vote […]
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Sterling hits one week low
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- January 12, 2018
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Sterling slipped to a one-week low against the euro today, as the single currency soared on talk that the European Central Bank could start to change its message of expansionary monetary policy in the coming months. According to the minutes of its latest meeting, the ECB should revisit its communication stance in early 2018, suggesting […]
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Sterling continues to slide
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- January 11, 2018
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Sterling extended the previous two days’ losses today as a struggling retail sector and a widening trade deficit raised concerns among some investors that the currency’s recent gains could be overdone. The British currency fell to a two-week low in early trades, with some market analysts saying the pound’s decline this week opens the door […]
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Upbeat UK data this morning
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- January 10, 2018
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This morning we had the UK manufacturing and industrial production data released and both beat estimates. The GBP/USD pair maintained its offered tone for the second consecutive session, albeit managed to bounce off few pips from lows after mixed UK releases. The pair managed to recover around 15-20 pips from the 1.3500 neighbourhood and was […]
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May’s reshuffle was a shambles
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- January 9, 2018
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British Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership team shake-up, designed to restore her authority and address divisions over Brexit, was branded a shambles after one minister quit and media reported another had refused to move jobs. May had hoped to reset her agenda and strengthen her hand as Britain moves to the second phase of talks […]
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Morning Report
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- January 8, 2018
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British house prices unexpectedly fell in December compared with November, their first decline in six months, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday, adding to signs of weakness in the country’s housing market since the 2016 Brexit vote. British Prime Minister Theresa May said that she would announce changes to her ministerial team soon, with media […]
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Steady Sterling for 2018
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- January 5, 2018
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The British pound is set to mostly hold steady against both the dollar and the euro this year, but much will hinge on progress in Britain’s talks with Brussels on its withdrawal from the European Union. Currency strategists weren’t brimming with optimism on how the next stage of talks will go, but most do not […]
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Sterling slips off this morning
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- January 4, 2018
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The British Pound became one of the worst performing majors this morning in the early trading session as more sour news related to the UK crossed the wires. Earlier on Wednesday, the IMF downgraded its prediction for economic growth in this country to 1.6% this year from 1.7%. GfK consumer confidence clocked in at -13 […]
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Dollar weakens while Euro gains
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- January 3, 2018
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Sterling held near a three-month high of $1.36 today, as traders paused ahead of a survey of Britain’s construction sector. the pound was trading flat amid broad general dollar weakness after recording its best annual performance against the dollar last year since 2009, with an almost 10 percent rise. A purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for […]
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