April 26th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
With no UK economic data releases of note yesterday, any sterling movements were likely to be caused by events elsewhere. And so it proved, for it climbed...
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April 26th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The ECB meet later this morning and attention will be focused on what Draghi says in the subsequent press conference. It is known that a strong euro – especially...
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April 26th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The dollar enjoyed yet another positive day against sterling, the euro and a basket of currencies. Investors are still buoyed by the US Treasury yields pushing through...
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April 25th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The major release of the day from the UK was the UK public sector net borrowing figures which showed a surplus for March. The figure came in at 0.262 billion compared...
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April 25th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The German Ifo business climate index included the service sector for the first time and fell by 1.2 points to 102.1 in April. It had been expected to hit 102.7 and...
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April 25th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Despite the fact that US Treasury yields pushed through the 3% barrier yesterday, the dollar’s performance was rather subdued. Indeed, it actually weakened...
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