December 29th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
With just three days to go in 2025, financial markets received their customary “Santa rally” as stock markets finished last week on the front foot. While there was...
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December 24th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
The American economy grew by an annualised rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025, smashing forecasts of just over 3%. Consumer spending, exports and government...
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December 23rd, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
Residual momentum from last Thursday’s interest rate cut helped sterling start the shortened week well. With a threadbare Christmas schedule of economic news, the pound...
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December 22nd, 2025
By Christopher Nye
After a run of dismal numbers throughout December that made it look like the Bank of England would step in with some serious stimulus, the reluctance of almost half of...
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December 19th, 2025
By Christopher Nye
Sterling gained yesterday as the scale of resistance to yesterday’s interest rate cut at the Bank of England surprised the markets. With four of the nine-member...
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December 18th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
Today’s interest rate decision from the Bank of England looks as close to a done deal as you’ll find in currency markets. As of yesterday afternoon, the implied...
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