August 31st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Although tropical storm Harvey continues to wreak havoc across the US, the economic impact of it will not be felt until the September figures at the earliest. It was...
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August 30th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Just as the geopolitical tensions between the US and North Korea appeared to have faded somewhat, North Korea fired a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning. While...
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August 29th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar dropped on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made no reference to US monetary policy in her speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium....
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August 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In an otherwise quiet day for the US economy, weekly initial jobless claims figures showed that they rose last week, albeit by slightly less than expected. They reached...
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August 24th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was a bit of a mixed day for the US dollar yesterday, as it made gains against sterling but weakened against the euro. Strong data from the Eurozone helped...
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August 23rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The dollar had a relatively good day yesterday despite Donald Trump’s commitment to send up to 4,000 troops to Afghanistan. The news was welcomed by the Afghan...
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