Trump Comments Weaken US Dollar
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- August 22, 2018
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The pound rose towards a two-week high this morning after the dollar fell following comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that he was unhappy with the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates. Sterling has recovered in recent sessions from a 14-month low, rising two cents from $1.2662 plumbed last week, helped by dollar weakness and […]
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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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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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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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70% chance of UK rate hike in August
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- July 5, 2018
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In the UK, all eyes will be on Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s speech at 11:00 am in Newcastle. Following the recent run of upbeat UK economic data releases and BoE chief economist Andy Haldane’s surprise shift last month to support an immediate hike in interest rates, market expectations for an August rate hike […]
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UK Data Continues To Be Positive
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- July 4, 2018
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The pound edged up this morning ahead of a survey on Britain’s dominant services sector which traders said could lift the currency after decent numbers from the manufacturing and construction sectors earlier this week. The Services Purchasing Managers’ Index was forecast to come in at 54 for June, in line with the previous month. The […]
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UK GDP Revised Up
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- June 29, 2018
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As we head into day 2 of the EU summit a review of Brexit negotiations is expected to take place amid limited progress on the Irish border issue in recent months. The UK’s proposed solutions – a ‘customs partnership’ which involves collecting tariffs on behalf of the EU or ‘max fac’ which uses technology instead […]
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Carney speaking this morning – Financial Stability
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- June 27, 2018
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The pound fell versus the dollar and Euro over the last 24 hours after an incoming Bank of England policymaker expressed caution over Britain’s readiness for higher interest rates and uncertainty over the impact of Brexit on the economy. Sterling fell as much as half a percent as economics professor John Haskel, whose views are […]
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Sterling continues to fall this morning
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- June 20, 2018
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The GBP/USD is trapped near recent lows close to 1.3150 ahead of today, with little impactful news on released today and continued Brexit confusion taking the wind out of buyers’ sails. There is no key or impactful events on the economic calendar, and the only event for the GBP side is the low-impact CBI Industrial […]
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