
Pound up after worst month in the last 10
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- September 1, 2017
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Britain’s factories grew a lot more strongly than expected in August as work flowed in from home and abroad, a survey showed this morning, suggesting the economy might be picking up speed after a slow first half of 2017. The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) jumped to 56.9 from 55.3 in July, higher […]
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Sterling set for 4th month of losses
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- August 30, 2017
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British consumer credit expanded at the weakest pace in more than a year during July, reflecting the squeeze on household finances this year, Bank of England data showed this morning. Annual growth in consumer credit slowed to 9.8 percent from 10.0 percent in July, the weakest increase since April 2016, the BoE said. Britain’s economy […]
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Strong Eurozone data hits Sterling
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- August 23, 2017
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Sterling fell briefly below $1.28 for the first time since late June today and deepened its recent losses against the euro as gloom over Britain’s economic prospects and the Brexit process encouraged investors to push the pound lower. Sterling, which has fallen more than 3 percent against the dollar since the start of August, was […]
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Sterling continues to struggle this morning
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- August 21, 2017
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Sterling edged back this morning towards an almost 6-week low against the dollar as growing doubts around the progress of Brexit talks with Europe continued to weigh on the currency. Britain is due to release more information this week to outline its strategy positions in the divorce talks, with ministers striving to head off suggestions that negotiations […]
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Sterling near 3 week low
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- August 11, 2017
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Sterling held near a three-week low against the dollar today as investors grew wary about the outlook of the British economy after a mixed bag of data this week. The July bounce in sterling was on some expectations that the Bank of England will increase interest rates at its last policy meeting, but with fundamentals […]
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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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Sterling hits 11 year high
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- August 1, 2017
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Pound climbed to its highest levels against the dollar since mid-September today, as data showing UK manufacturing growth recovered from a seven-month low in July eased concerns about an economic slowdown. This morning’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey climbed to 55.1, exceeding the 54.4 consensus in a Reuters poll of economists, helped by the biggest […]
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Sterling slightly recovers after 9 month low against the Euro
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- July 24, 2017
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Sterling edged up against the euro today, recovering from its worst week against the single currency in nine months and its lowest levels this year, as the euro dipped on weak German manufacturing data. The pound lost more than 2.5 percent against the euro last week, hitting an eight-month low on Friday, as the single […]
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