June 5th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The only release of note from the UK yesterday was construction PMI which came in the same as last month at 52.5. It had actually been expected to decline to 52, but...
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June 4th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Sterling had a good end to a very mixed week on Friday, following the release of manufacturing PMI. The figure had been expected to drop to 53.5 in May from 53.9 the...
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June 1st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
There were a few minor economic data releases yesterday, including the Nationwide house price index. In May, growth was weaker than expected, with prices up by 2.4%...
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May 31st, 2018
By Kiran Najran
It was a quiet day for UK economic data yesterday, so attention was trained on the US and eurozone. Releases from both areas helped sterling strengthen against the...
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May 30th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
It was a quiet day for economic data from the UK yesterday, but reports that the British economy has failed to fully recover from the period of inclement weather we had...
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May 29th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The big talking point in the UK on Friday was the news that the UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the first quarter of 2018. The year-on-year figures weren’t much better...
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