May 9th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
On an otherwise quiet day, the headlines were dominated by Trump’s announcement on the Iran Deal. On Monday, Trump sent a Tweet (obviously), saying he would be...
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May 9th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
In further signs that UK consumer confidence is waning, UK house prices fell by 3.1% last month to post the biggest monthly decline since September 2010. It is worth...
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May 9th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The main release from the eurozone yesterday was the German balance of trade report which showed a trade surplus of €25.2 billion in March 2018 compared with the...
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May 8th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
It was a busy end to the week for the eurozone, with a raft of purchasing managers’ indices set for release. The composite and services PMI for Germany and the eurozone...
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May 8th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
New car sales in the UK in April surged by 10.4% compared with the same month last year, but there were reasons for this which dampened the release somewhat. The...
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May 8th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Non-farm payrolls data came in way below expectations on Friday, but this did nothing to stem the dollar’s recent run against sterling and the euro. In sharp...
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