May 16th, 2017
By Smart Currency
The single currency continues to strengthen after spending the first part of last week on the back foot. Data last week showed that the Q1 GDP for Germany posted a...
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May 16th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Yesterday was a rough day for the dollar with disappointing US manufacturing reports and increasing commodity prices, thereby weakening the currency. Furthermore,...
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May 16th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Sterling remained fairly range-bound, although at the lower end of this range against the euro, as there was little economic data released from the UK. The UK general...
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May 15th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
A poor close to the week for the dollar, with US retail sales falling below forecast at 0.4%. Forecasts suggested there would have been a solid increase in April due to...
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May 15th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The euro has recovered from its early-week losses following the market’s deciphering of the voting data from the French presidential election and the post-event...
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May 15th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
With very little data released from the UK on Friday, markets continued to reflect on the slightly cautious statement from the Bank of England. In addition, the ongoing...
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