January 16th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The current spell of sterling weakness started on Thursday when it was announced that May was going to deliver her long-awaited Brexit speech this Tuesday. While the...
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January 16th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
This week the new data year is really kicking off in the Eurozone. Today sees the release of the EU’s trade balance as well as Italian consumer price and French...
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January 16th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It’s this Friday when Donald Trump will officially become President of the United States. The day before that, a number of Federal Reserve members will be...
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January 13th, 2017
By Smart Currency
For the first part of Thursday sterling made gains and reversed Wednesday’s losses against the US dollar (USD). With very little information coming out of the UK,...
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January 13th, 2017
By Smart Currency
The single-currency bloc’s week began with the German trade balance (which was broadly positive), but the EU’s most powerful economy also saw industrial...
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January 13th, 2017
By Smart Currency
At last, a day where a currency is driven by data instead of sentiment. After a quiet morning of trading yesterday, the US dollar came to life after the opening in New...
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