September 21st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Amidst continuing Brexit uncertainty, there was some extremely positive news from the UK yesterday in the form of retail sales. Analysts had predicted that sales would...
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September 21st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The headline release from the eurozone was the flash consumer confidence reading for September 2018. It had been expected to fall to -2 from -1.9 in the previous month,...
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September 21st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Employment in the US has been strong for some time now and there has been some extremely positive jobless claims data of late. However, initial jobless claims were...
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September 20th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
UK inflation hit 2.7% in August to defy expectations and reach its highest level for six months. It effectively means that all of us are poorer – and it will be hoped...
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September 20th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The only real release of note from the eurozone yesterday was the construction output figures for July. Output had been expected to be 1.7%, but it actually increased...
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September 20th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Following the release of the inflation figures from the UK, the pound surged against the dollar and climbed above the $1.32 mark. However, in the afternoon, reports...
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