June 7th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
The South African rand was one of yesterday’s best performers, with only the Russian rouble strengthening more. S&P Global ratings decided against cutting the...
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June 6th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The worst US non-farms payrolls data since 2011 released on Friday saw sterling initially gain ground against the US dollar but lose rapidly against the euro and other...
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June 6th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The euro gained against the US dollar and sterling on Friday as very poor US non-farm payrolls undermined the US dollar and sterling. Volatility was muted following...
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June 6th, 2016
By Smart Currency
It was a poor day for the US dollar on Friday, with the all-important Non-Farm Employment Change coming out a lot less than expected. Because of this, talk returned to...
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June 6th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Friday saw trade balance figures from Canada, which came out at -$2.9 billion, below the expected figure of -$2.5 billion. This demonstrated that the Canadian economy...
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June 3rd, 2016
By Smart Currency
Sterling was reasonably steady yesterday despite Mays Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the UK construction industry revealing a lower-than-expected level of growth...
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