January 6th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Earlier in the week we saw the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) numbers for manufacturing and construction impress. Yesterday the dominant service sector posted some...
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January 5th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday’s sterling (GBP, pound) price movement was minimal as positive data was countered by a cautious tone from retailers. Data from the Purchasing Managers...
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January 4th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
As we finished the first working day of 2017 we saw sterling (GBP, pound) trading lower against the US dollar (USD) – caused by a “flight to safety” following the...
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January 3rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In 2016 markets were largely driven by political events, particularly political surprises, and currency forecasts were all too often proven to be wrong. The US repeated...
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December 30th, 2016
By Smart Currency
On a light day of data for the UK it is worth noting that the Nationwide house price index gave some insight for 2017 and reflection of 2016. On the annualised basis...
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December 29th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Due to the holiday season, there have hardly been any data releases in the UK. However, reports that pro-leave activists have written to business leaders across the EU...
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