May 2nd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The highly anticipated first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was released on Friday. The GDP numbers are released three times: preliminary, revised and final, in...
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April 28th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Economic data from the UK has been pretty thin on the ground this week but the shortfall has been more than made up for by the abundance of political information. Prime...
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April 27th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Economic data was light today as we approach another bank holiday weekend and end of the month. In the absence of economic data, we had the final Prime Minister’s...
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April 26th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In an environment where politics is once again dominating economic data, we saw some positive news for the UK economy yesterday. Official figures showed that...
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April 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Following the UK’s disappointing retail sales figures last week, there will be a lot of focus on the first release of the UK’s first quarter Gross Domestic...
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April 24th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Sterling slid across the board on Friday as the UK posted its weakest retail sales number in seven years. UK retail sales fell by -1.8%, much worse than the expected...
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