Sterling continues to fall this morning
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- June 20, 2018
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The GBP/USD is trapped near recent lows close to 1.3150 ahead of today, with little impactful news on released today and continued Brexit confusion taking the wind out of buyers’ sails. There is no key or impactful events on the economic calendar, and the only event for the GBP side is the low-impact CBI Industrial […]
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Sterling continues to lose ground
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- June 19, 2018
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Sterling fell to a fresh 2018 low on Tuesday, as concerns about an escalation in the trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies weighed on risk sentiment. With all eyes focused on the Bank of England’s policy decision on Thursday, in which it is expected to unveil its monetary policy stance for the rest […]
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Pound hits a 7 month low
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- June 18, 2018
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Sterling held near seven-month lows against the US Dollar as strong U.S. data and a hawkish Federal Reserve prompted investors to buy the greenback, while the Bank of England is expected to strike a cautious note at a review next week after some weak data. Focus shifts to the Bank of England’s meeting on Thursday […]
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Sterling hits a 5 day high
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- June 15, 2018
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Sterling rose to a five-day high after British retail sales jumped for the second month in a row in May and far outstripped expectations. Sterling is likely to gain this year and by the time Britain leaves the European Union next March will have recouped a chunk of its losses since the June 2016 decision […]
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UK Retail Sales jump in May
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- June 14, 2018
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Sterling rose a quarter of a percent this morning before any data, cementing some modest gains notched up this week. British retail sales jumped for the second month in a row in May, far outstripping expectations as a royal wedding and warm weather helped shoppers put a winter slump further behind them, data showed this […]
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UK data disappoints across the board
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- June 11, 2018
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British factory output unexpectedly dropped in April at the fastest pace since 2012, due to weaker demand at home and abroad, raising concern that the economy’s weakness in early 2018 is persisting. The official data published today also showed the biggest trade deficit for goods since September 2016 after big falls in exports of aircraft, […]
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Brexit Meltdown hits the pound
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- June 8, 2018
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Boris Johnson warned that there could be a Brexit meltdown, but it will be “all right in the end” and that U.S. President Trump would take a tougher stance were he leading the talks. Johnson’s comments were secretly recorded at a dinner on Wednesday evening and released on Thursday hours after ministers found a compromise […]
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Brexit talks break down in Parliament
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- June 7, 2018
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News late last night of a major row between PM Theresa May and Brexit minister David Davis over the government’s final position on a backstop for Northern Ireland could weigh on Sterling in the days to come if no agreed position is found. Brexit minister Davis is seeking a firm end date for the customs union […]
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Market Update
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- June 6, 2018
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Today has a light data calendar with nothing of note in the UK. We have no further UK releases for the rest of this week. However, it should be noted that there are several important releases next week, ahead of the Bank of England policy announcement on 21st June. These include industrial production and construction […]
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UK Services Sector grows more than expectations
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- June 5, 2018
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Companies in Britain’s dominant services sector grew more quickly than expected in May after a winter slump in early 2018, but the approach of Brexit held back many companies, a survey showed this morning. The IHS Markit/CIPS services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to a three-month high of 54.0 in May, better than a median […]
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