August 30th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Positive data from the eurozone helped the euro climb above US$1.20 resistance for the first time since January 2015 yesterday. The single currency is set to rise for a...
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August 29th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
There were mixed signals from Germany last week following the release of ZEW and IFO surveys. Early in the week, the German ZEW (a survey of 300 German institutional...
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August 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
While the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, Spain’s economy grew by 0.9% in the same period. This points to a rise of 0.8% from the first quarter and...
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August 24th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The euro strengthened steadily throughout the day yesterday across a basket of currencies. The market’s ears were trained on what ECB President Mario Draghi would...
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August 23rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Surprisingly disappointing German ZEW economic sentiment sparked a sell-off in the euro yesterday. The ZEW is a leading indicator of economic sentiment from the point...
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August 22nd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The single currency resumed its strong performances of late and hit a four-day high against the dollar yesterday. The catalyst for the strengthening was a data release...
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