January 4th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday was the first full trading day of the new year and it didn’t disappoint, with the US dollar (USD) creeping up to the highest point in over 10 years against...
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January 4th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday saw the positive trend in European data releases continue, with European PMI figures from this week suggesting the quickest growth since 2011. Monday saw...
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January 4th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
As we finished the first working day of 2017 we saw sterling (GBP, pound) trading lower against the US dollar (USD) – caused by a “flight to safety” following the...
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January 3rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Thursday evening the dollar suffered a sharp bout of weakness in after-hours trading. The euro surged over 1% against the US dollar. There was very little in terms of...
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January 3rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Uncertainty dominates in Europe, particularly around Brexit. It doesn’t stop there, though. Will the markets price in the correct election results? Will the markets...
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January 3rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In 2016 markets were largely driven by political events, particularly political surprises, and currency forecasts were all too often proven to be wrong. The US repeated...
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