March 1st, 2017
By Smart Currency
Prior to the US President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress the US dollar weakened slightly. Post the speech it strengthened slightly across the board, which is a...
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February 28th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
With the triggering of Article 50 looming, suddenly the economic picture doesn’t look as rosy anymore. We’ve had a string of softer economic data releases, prices are...
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February 27th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Sterling has started the week on the back foot, continuing the trend of last Friday, as currency trading in Asia has seen sterling lose ground. We’ve also been seeing...
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February 24th, 2017
By Smart Currency
The British pound (GBP, sterling) strengthened despite worrying data on future investment and the swift progress towards Brexit. Good economic news from the US didn’t...
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February 23rd, 2017
By Smart Currency
Veteran French centrist Francois Bayrou has offered independent candidate Emmanuel Macron an alliance, a move that could give the former investment banker a much-needed...
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February 22nd, 2017
By Smart Currency
Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney tucked into a slice of humble pie yesterday as he essentially admitted to MP’s on the Commons Treasury Select Committee...
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