October 1st, 2013
By Smart Currency
Yesterday, the news from Italy and the US sent stock markets spiralling as the political dysfunction continues to grow. The uncertainty now hanging over both the US and...
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September 30th, 2013
By Smart Currency
Sterling enjoyed a good end to the week, thanks to words of support on the UK economy from the Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney in a UK newspaper. He stated...
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September 30th, 2013
By Smart Currency
The euro performed reasonably well on Friday on the back of German inflation data, which showed levels of inflation to be at a three month low. This has helped to...
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September 30th, 2013
By Smart Currency
Friday closed out the US dollar’s week in quiet fashion, with no drastic events to impact the markets although debt worries were at the forefront of traders’...
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September 30th, 2013
By Smart Currency
Elsewhere, safe-haven currencies such as the Swiss franc and Japanese yen benefited from uncertainty over the US budget and a potential governmental shutdown, at the...
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September 27th, 2013
By Smart Currency
Although a quiet week for data sterling has enjoyed a positive start to Friday gaining ground against both the euro and the US dollar which has brought it back close to...
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