UK Data worse than expected this morning
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- August 10, 2017
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British industrial output unexpectedly picked up in June after oil producers delayed normal seasonal maintenance, but falling car production and a slide in construction bode poorly for future months. Britain’s economy showed only sluggish growth in the first half of 2017 as consumers battled with higher inflation triggered by last year’s vote to leave the […]
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Sterling slightly up today
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- August 9, 2017
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Sterling was up against the euro and the US dollar, after the US president warned North Korea faced “fire and fury” from their attempts to build nuclear weapons that could reach America. The escalating tensions last night sent worries through US stock markets, with stocks in Asia also plunging overnight. As a result, Europe was […]
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Sterling – The week ahead
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- August 7, 2017
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The big news from the past week for the British Pound was the Bank of England’s rate decision on Thursday. This was a quarterly meeting, often referred to as ‘Super Thursday’ as the BoE accompanied the rate decision with a set of updated forecasts as well as meeting minutes and a press conference after the […]
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Pound’s worst day in a month
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- August 4, 2017
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Sterling posted its biggest daily loss in a month, as some investors consolidated positions after the Bank of England kept interest rates at record lows and lowered its growth and inflation forecasts. Before Thursday’s central bank decision, sterling briefly rose to a 11-month high of $1.3267 per dollar, rounding off a strong 4.5 percent rise […]
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UK Construction drops to 11 month low
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- August 2, 2017
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Growth in Britain’s construction industry tumbled to an 11-month low in July, as a lacklustre outlook for the economy and heightened political uncertainty deterred new orders, a survey showed today. The Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 51.9 from 54.8 in June, below all forecasts in a poll of economists that had […]
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Big Week Ahead – GBP/USD above 1.31
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- July 31, 2017
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Britain’s pound traded above $1.31 today, close to a 10-month high, as investors eyed this week’s Bank of England “Super Thursday” for a steer on whether record-low interest rates could soon be lifted for the first time in more than a decade. Sterling has been supported in recent weeks by expectations that the Bank might […]
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Pound Surges Against US Dollar
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- July 27, 2017
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Sterling hit a 10-month high against a broadly weaker dollar today, after the U.S. Federal Reserve left policy unchanged and appeared less confident about inflation picking up, which investors took as a sign rates could be kept low for longer. The market focused on the central bank’s noting that both overall and core inflation had […]
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UK Economy Picks Up
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- July 26, 2017
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Britain’s economy gathered only a little speed in the second quarter after almost stalling at the start of the year, propped up by the services sector and a booming film industry, official figures showed on this morning. Growth of 0.3 percent on the quarter was up from 0.2 percent in the first quarter, a figure […]
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Sterling hovers around $1.30
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- July 25, 2017
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Sterling steadied just above $1.30 today, unable to break out against a broadly weaker dollar as worries over Brexit and the pace of UK economic growth swirl. The pound recovered from its worst week against the euro in nine months on Monday as investors took profit on gains for the single currency and ministers talked […]
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Sterling/Euro – 8 month low
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- July 21, 2017
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Sterling skidded to an eight-month low against the euro, trading close to 90 pence after the head of the European Central Bank said possible changes to policy would be discussed in the autumn. Though Mario Draghi said no date had been set for discussing any changes to the programme and that ECB rate-setters had been […]
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