February 17th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
This week we have seen economic data that was slightly disappointing on the whole. The two big figures in the form of inflation and average earnings both failed to hit...
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February 16th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Labour data from the UK proved to be a bit of a mixed bag, keeping the selling pressure on sterling (pound, GBP). As expected the headline unemployment rate remained...
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February 15th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Sterling (GBP, pound) weakened from its six-week high against the euro (EUR) and also weakened slightly against the US dollar (USD). It lost its overnight momentum as...
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February 14th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The pound strengthened against the euro on Monday, mainly because of political and economic worries in the Eurozone and last week’s better-than-expected...
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February 13th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Sterling had a relatively quiet week last week as there were no major data releases or political updates. As expected, parliament voted to go ahead with the triggering...
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February 10th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Sterling has remained range bound in a fairly quiet week in terms of economic data. Housing data shows that prices are under pressure and fell by 0.9%, sparking fear...
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