October 11th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The UK imported £22 billion of goods from Europe in August, while it exported just £14 billion. In addition, Britain also important £19 billion of goods from outside...
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October 10th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In all the time I have been writing the daily currency note, I am not sure there has ever been a quieter day from an economical standpoint. While it is true that...
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October 9th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The pound fell once more against the euro and US dollar on Friday as rumours that Tory backbenchers will move to oust Theresa May circulated. The uncertainty the...
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October 6th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The day began badly for sterling yesterday with the news that UK car sales fell by 9.3% in September. It is the sixth consecutive month that sales have declined and is...
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October 5th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The big economic news from the UK yesterday was that Markit’s service sector PMI came in above expectations and provided some cause for optimism following...
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October 4th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
After Monday revealed that factory growth had slowed in September, attention turned to yesterday’s construction sector. Analysts had been expecting a reading of...
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