August 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Without some good news on Brexit it is difficult to see sterling managing to reverse August’s weakening trend. There is a lack of support for sterling and a lack...
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August 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
While the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, Spain’s economy grew by 0.9% in the same period. This points to a rise of 0.8% from the first quarter and...
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August 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In an otherwise quiet day for the US economy, weekly initial jobless claims figures showed that they rose last week, albeit by slightly less than expected. They reached...
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August 24th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was a bit of a mixed day for the US dollar yesterday, as it made gains against sterling but weakened against the euro. Strong data from the Eurozone helped...
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August 24th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The euro strengthened steadily throughout the day yesterday across a basket of currencies. The market’s ears were trained on what ECB President Mario Draghi would...
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August 24th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was a quiet day for UK economic data yesterday, but that didn’t stop sterling from weakening against the euro and US dollar. The pound has been under considerable...
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