UK Retail Sales Better Than Forecasts
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- September 20, 2018
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Sterling firmed versus the dollar and Euro, buoyed by optimism that Britain and the European Union can make significant progress towards a Brexit deal at an EU leaders summit. Investors have pushed up the pound to its highest since July this week as they grow confident that a Brexit trade deal – helping Britain to […]
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UK Inflation Surprises
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- September 19, 2018
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UK inflation jumped unexpectedly to a six-month high in August, pushed up by bigger-than-usual seasonal increases in sea and air fares and higher theatre admission prices, official data showed this morning. CPI rose at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in August, compared with 2.5 percent in July, the Office for National Statistics said, above […]
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Sterling Hits Six Week High
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- September 18, 2018
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The pound is at a six-week high, helped by a weaker dollar and reports of progress on the Irish border question, an obstacle to Brexit diplomats will try to overcome this week at a European Union summit. The United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29 but no full exit agreement has […]
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Bank Of England Meeting Later Today
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- September 13, 2018
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Sterling has held near recent highs before a monetary policy announcement later in the day, when the Bank of England looks almost certain to keep interest rates unchanged after raising them last month. Economists polled all expect the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to vote 9-0 to leave interest rates at 0.75 percent. Most do […]
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Potential Leadership Challenge To Prime Minister
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- September 12, 2018
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Sterling stagnated this morning after reports of a potential leadership challenge to Prime Minister Theresa May and as realism set in about how far there remains to go before Britain can agree a Brexit trade deal. The BBC reported a group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party who oppose her […]
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UK GDP Grows At Fastest Pace In A Year
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- September 10, 2018
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Britain’s economy grew at its fastest pace in almost a year during the three months to July, boosted by stronger consumer spending due to the World Cup and warm weather. Gross domestic product in the three months to July was 0.6 percent higher than in the previous three-month period, gathering pace from 0.4 percent recorded […]
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Market Update
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- September 7, 2018
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Sterling edged slightly higher this morning but was set for its biggest weekly drop in three weeks as traders consolidated positions before monthly U.S. jobs data and as broader trade tensions dominated sentiment. The British currency has had a volatile week as headlines on the progress of Brexit negotiations forced traders to unwind positions in […]
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Pound Rebound
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- September 6, 2018
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Sterling rebounded off a two-week low, after a Bloomberg report that the United Kingdom and Germany were prepared to drop a key sticking point on Brexit negotiations fuelled hopes of a breakthrough in talks. Sterling had a jump on stories suggesting there is a shift in the German government on Brexit demands, making it more […]
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UK Data Strong – No Impact On Sterling
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- September 5, 2018
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Sterling edged lower for a fifth consecutive day as a resurgent dollar and mounting concerns over Brexit negotiations sapped demand for the British currency. An overnight bounce in the pound after a report that the European Union could offer new guarantees to Britain to win London’s support for a solution aimed at avoiding a hard […]
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Brexit Woes & Weak Data
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- September 4, 2018
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The British pound was set for its biggest daily drop against the euro in more than three months as concerns grew about the progress of Brexit negotiations. Sentiment was also further sapped by manufacturing data that underscored the weak state of the British economy. Traders bought sterling last week after the European Union’s chief Brexit […]
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