September 21st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The markets had a fairly quiet opening to the day yesterday as everyone patiently awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Then the announcement was...
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September 21st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was an extremely quiet day for the euro yesterday as events in the UK and US were the main focus of attention. However, even when nothing much happens in the...
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September 21st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
UK retail sales were far stronger than expected in the month of August. According to a report by the Office for National Statistics, retail sales increased by 1.0% last...
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September 20th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
US President Donald Trump gave a speech to the UN yesterday in which he threatened that the US might have to totally destroy North Korea. It is unprecedented for a...
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September 20th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
After a quiet start to the week for the eurozone, today saw the release of the German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index. This is seen as a key piece of economic data as it...
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September 20th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was an uncertain day for sterling as it initially made gains against the US dollar and euro before falling back a little. Then came reports that Boris Johnson might...
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