UK Retail Sales up
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- December 14, 2017
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The pound hit daily highs after data showing that UK retail sales rose at a far faster pace than expected last month as investors await the outcome of the Bank of England’s monetary policy meeting later in the day. Retail sales jumped 1.1% in November, up from 0.5% in October and well ahead of economists’ […]
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UK Wage growth slightly better
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- December 13, 2017
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Pay growth for British workers quickened slightly in the three months to October but there was another drop in employment, official figures showed, suggesting employers are turning more cautious as Brexit nears. Britain’s economy slowed sharply this year as the 2016 Brexit vote weighed on households and companies, but job creation has largely remained strong […]
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UK Inflation hits a 6 year high!
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- December 12, 2017
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This week will be all about the central banks. Three major institutions will have their interest rate decisions: FED, ECB, and BoE. From that three, only in the US, we should see some changes. However, the BoE will be under pressure to raise rates again early next year as this morning’s data shows UK inflation […]
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The week ahead
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- December 11, 2017
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GBPEUR exchange rates hit 1.1490 while GBPUSD exchange rates went above 1.35 on Friday morning following the UK Government managing to sort out the Irish border issues and beginning negotiations for Brexit. These exchange rates lasted around 2 hours until EU officials stated that trade negotiations could not officially begin until Brexit was done (2019) […]
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Where will Sterling end the year?
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- December 7, 2017
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If we can come to a suitable solution surrounding the issues around the Irish border and agree on a trade deal we believe that the pound could end the year against the Euro at 1.15 and 1.33 against a strong dollar. If we do not agree on a deal by year-end then some analysts predict […]
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Pound drops on Brexit uncertainty
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- December 6, 2017
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Sterling dropped to 8-day lows yesterday as investors and analysts are very sceptical in regard to Prime Minister Theresa May being able to agree a deal with the EU in the coming week. If there is a failure to agree on terms we could see us in this same position come February, this would add […]
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Dollar weakens – UK GDP as expected
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- November 23, 2017
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The dollar is currently at a one-month low against other major currencies today, as the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting continued to weigh on the greenback. Trade volumes were expected to remain thin ahead of the today’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The greenback weakened after the minutes of the Fed’s latest meeting […]
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Brexit talks look optimistic for the pound
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- November 22, 2017
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Theresa May met with senior members of her ministerial team on Monday amid expectations that she will offer the European Union more than she committed to during a speech in Florence in September that failed to provide a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations. Media reports said ministers had agreed to make a financial offer that […]
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Pound gains against a weakening Euro
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- November 21, 2017
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The euro continues to weaken this morning, continuing from yesterday’s biggest fall in nearly a as investors shrugged aside concerns of any fallout from the German political deadlock for now. Elsewhere, the dollar stuck close to a one-week high against a basket of currencies. The U.S. data calendar is relatively sparse ahead of the Thanksgiving […]
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UK Wage Data Released
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- November 15, 2017
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This morning we have had a lot of data released surrounding wage growth, claims and unemployment rates in the UK. The results of the data showed us that a number of people in the UK working actually dropped to a level lower than we have seen in the last 2 years. This shows the pressure […]
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