Pound Hits a 9 month low
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- August 8, 2018
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Sterling slid to a nine-month low against the euro on Wednesday as investors sold the currency fearing Britain could soon leave the European Union without securing a trade deal. Sterling has slumped recently due to traders hedging against what they see as the growing chances of the currency plummeting if Britain crashes out of Europe […]
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No Deal Brexit looks likely
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- August 6, 2018
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The pound sank to its lowest in nearly three weeks following a stronger dollar and comments by officials suggesting Britain could crash out of the European Union next year without securing a trade deal. The UK trade minister Liam Fox, a prominent Brexit supporter, said over the weekend the odds of Britain leaving the EU […]
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Will The UK Raise Rates Today?
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- August 2, 2018
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With the FOMC meeting out of the way, and no surprises from Powell and co., our attention shifts to the Bank of England (BoE). Today’s Quarterly Inflation Report is particularly interesting, given a range of potentially market-moving dynamics are in play. Since the BoE’s decision to stand pat in May, Analysts have been resolute in […]
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Will UK Raise Rates This Week?
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- August 1, 2018
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The Bank of England should raise interest rates this week but also tell the public it will be ready to make a U-turn if Brexit talks sour or trade tensions with the United States escalate. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) stuck to its forecast for British economic growth of 1.4 percent […]
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Pound Gains After Theresa May Comments
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- July 26, 2018
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The pound rose yesterday to its highest in a week as traders bet that Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to take control of Brexit negotiations would make it easier to agree a divorce deal with Brussels. With less than nine months before Britain is due to leave the European Union and May’s own Conservative Party […]
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Sterling Fights Back After Hitting 10 Month Lows
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- July 25, 2018
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The pound hit a five-day high versus the dollar as the greenback lost momentum, but the outlook for the British currency was clouded by fresh angst over Brexit and doubts about the economy. Weak economic data and renewed political uncertainty over the government’s Brexit position hammered sterling last week and sent it to 10-month lows. […]
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Volatility Ahead
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- July 23, 2018
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Sterling looks set for more volatility this week however amid growing talk of a likely “hard” Brexit — crashing out of the European Union without a trade deal in place. A weekend poll revealed Britons were overwhelmingly opposed to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan and would instead support a new right-wing political party committed […]
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Sterling Continues To Slide
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- July 20, 2018
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The British pound steadied around the $1.30 mark on Friday as traders took stock at the end of a bruising week in which weak economic data and more political uncertainty around the government’s Brexit position hammered sterling. The currency dropped to its weakest, after worse-than-forecast retail sales data and slower-than-expected inflation rises combined with a […]
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British Inflation Fails To Rise
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- July 18, 2018
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British inflation failed to rise as expected last month, potentially giving Bank of England policymakers pause for thought ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike next month. Despite motor fuel prices rising to their highest since September 2014, annual consumer price inflation held steady in June at 2.4 percent. The figure was at the […]
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UK Pay Growth Slows
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- July 17, 2018
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British workers’ pay growth has slowed to its weakest in six months despite record employment, challenging the Bank of England as it considers whether to raise interest rates next month for only the second time since the financial crisis. Average weekly earnings rose by 2.5 percent on the year in the three months to May, […]
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