November 21st, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Just like the euro, sterling suffered losses against the US dollar on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that a rate hike in December was very...
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November 18th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Post the US presidential election, this week was much calmer for sterling. UK economic data has been mixed but the last critical figure on Thursday, the retail sales...
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November 17th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday morning’s focus was on employment data in the UK. The claimant count i.e. the number of people claiming unemployment benefits increased by 9,800, the...
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November 16th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday morning the all-important UK inflation number was released. At 0.9%, inflation was lower than the previous reading and below forecast. It was expected that...
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November 14th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
Sterling continued its push higher against both the US dollar and euro on Friday. The unexpected US presidential election result has put the cat amongst the pigeons...
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November 11th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
This week’s economic data has really taken a back seat as the world geared up for the conclusion of the US presidential election. The unprecedented outcome has...
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