September 7th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
Trade tensions are certainly not (yet) having a negative impact on US employment data, with yesterday’s initial jobless claims release hitting its lowest figure...
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September 7th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
German factory orders had been expected to rise by 1.8% in July from a downwardly revised 3.9% fall in the previous month. However, orders unexpectedly fell by 0.9% and...
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September 7th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
The headlines were dominated by the New York Times op-ed and continuing trade war fears, but sterling still managed to extend its recent gains against the euro and...
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September 6th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
The main release from America yesterday was the balance of trade figures. The deficit had been expected to widen from a downwardly revised $45.7 billion in June to...
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September 6th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
There was a raft of economic data from the eurozone yesterday, but the majority of it came in more or less as expected. Retail sales for July were slightly...
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September 6th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
Yesterday was a topsy-turvy day for sterling to say the least. It started the day in a position of weakness, despite some extremely positive car sales figures and...
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