September 7th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was another day of losses for the dollar yesterday as it weakened against a basket of currencies as concerns over the geopolitical tensions between the US and North...
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September 7th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday was a surprising on the economic data front as German factory orders fell by the first time since April 2017. Against an expectation of a 0.3% gain, the...
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September 7th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Today marked the first Prime Minister’s Questions of the new parliamentary session. As Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May went head-to-head for the first time since...
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September 6th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Sterling managed to hold onto its recent gains against the US dollar and even managed to strengthen further in spite of weaker-than-expected numbers from...
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September 6th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Like the UK, data from the eurozone yesterday showed that the service sector had hit a fresh low. Against an expectation of 54.9, Markit’s PMI came in at 54.7 in...
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September 6th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The UK service Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to an 11-month low in the month of August, which came below expectations. From a reading of 53.8 in July, this slid...
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