January 20th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Amid tumbling oil prices, the Norwegians have been accelerating plans to reduce their reliance on crude oil – and as a result of this, we have seen their currency, the...
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January 19th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Sterling struggled on Monday as it fell to a fresh five-and-a-half year low against the US dollar (despite the US national holiday), but it did make marginal gains...
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January 19th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Monday was an extremely quiet day for the euro as it remained relatively unchanged against both sterling and the US dollar. There was no data released all day, and it...
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January 19th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Monday was Martin Luther King Day in the US, so there were no key data figures or economic news released – and following this we do not expect any major releases today....
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January 19th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Chinas growth figures just released this morning were 6.9%, the lowest for 25 years, but in line with expectations. Always an interesting contrast when you compare this...
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January 18th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Sterling fell further on Friday amidst renewed risk aversion, and a growing belief there is no chance of a UK interest rate hike in 2016. After falling through key...
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