March 1st, 2018
By Kiran Najran
No major surprises with the second estimate of the US GDP growth rate yesterday, as it came in as expected at 2.5%. This is a pretty sharp fall from 3.2% in the third...
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March 1st, 2018
By Kiran Najran
It was a bit of a mixed day for the euro yesterday, as it strengthened against sterling but weakened against the dollar. However, the losses against the greenback...
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March 1st, 2018
By Kiran Najran
The only economic data release for the UK yesterday was the GfK consumer confidence index reading, which lost one point to hit -10 in February 2018. This was in line...
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February 28th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
New Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he backed gradual interest rate rises yesterday and appeared to suggest there could be four interest rate rises in 2018. While he...
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February 28th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
The main release in the eurozone was the German inflation rate figure which came in at 1.4% which was below the 1.5% expected. It was quiet for the euro against...
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February 28th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
There were no economic data releases in the UK yesterday, although Moody’s Investors Services published its latest Brexit Monitor on Monday which said that UK...
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