Tory/DUP deal by next Thursday
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- June 22, 2017
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Sterling traded slightly below $1.27 today, investors treading water after a split at the Bank of England over monetary policy added further uncertainty to the outlook for Britain’s economy as it leaves the European Union. Barely a week after three members of the central bank’s eight-strong rate-setting committee voted to hike record low interest rates, […]
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Brexit Negotiations Start
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- June 19, 2017
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Brexit Secretary David Davis starts negotiations in Brussels today that will set the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union and determine its relationship with the continent for generations to come. Almost a year to the day since Britons shocked themselves and their neighbours by voting on June 23 to cut loose from their […]
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BOE Meeting delivers shock
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- June 16, 2017
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The possibility of the Bank of England raising interest rates to prop up the pound helped steady the currency on Friday at more than 1.5 percent above its low point for the week. Sterling surged to its highest in a week against the euro yesterday after it emerged that three members of the Bank of […]
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Fed Raise Rates, Sterling Lower
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- June 15, 2017
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Sterling dipped around 0.2 percent against the dollar in morning trade in London this morning, suffering along with other major currencies from a boost to the greenback from Wednesday’s U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision and commentary. The pound was barely higher against the euro, however, and dealers said the currency was still subject to nerves […]
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UK Earnings drop at fastest pace since 2014
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- June 14, 2017
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British workers’ earnings after inflation contracted at the fastest pace since 2014 in the three months to April, underscoring the growing Brexit squeeze facing many households, official data showed this morning. The figures showed the challenge facing Prime Minister Theresa May and her new government, with signs that households are feeling the strain of rising […]
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Sterling will stay under pressure
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- June 12, 2017
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Sterling gave back early gains against the dollar to trade flat today, back under pressure after British general elections that yielded no clear majority for any party and threatened to undermine Brexit talks later this month. Prime Minister Theresa May reappointed most of her ministers on Sunday but brought a Brexit campaigner and party rival […]
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Sterling Crumbles!
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- June 9, 2017
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Sterling tumbled as much as 2.5 percent on Friday, while the FTSE share index opened higher, after British voters denied any party a majority of seats in parliament, plunging the country into political chaos days before the start of Brexit talks. With no clear winner emerging from Thursday’s election, Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting […]
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Sterling up as latest poll shows comfortable win for May
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- June 8, 2017
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The euro was little changed against the dollar today before a European Central Bank policy announcement and the pound rose to two-week highs as voting began in Britain’s election, with final polls pointing to a win for Prime Minister Teresa May’s party. The ECB is not expected to make any changes to monetary policy, but […]
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All Eyes On Thursday
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- June 6, 2017
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In Britain, the latest opinion poll, by Survation for ITV television, showed Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the opposition Labour Party holding at just 1 percentage point ahead of the election. The dollar hit a six-week low against the safe-haven yen on Tuesday as caution mounted ahead of Britain’s election, a European Central Bank […]
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UK Construction & Manufacturing Boost UK Economy
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- June 2, 2017
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British construction activity grew at its fastest rate since the end of 2015 last month, as a pick-up in housebuilding helped builders shake off a lack lustre start to the year, a survey showed this morning. The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) jumped to 56.0 from 53.1, its highest since December 2015 and above […]
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