September 5th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
The dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies throughout yesterday, as trade tensions continue to rock the markets. The dollar is seen as a safe haven by...
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September 5th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
There were no major economic data releases from the eurozone yesterday, which is perhaps why the euro lost some ground against both sterling and the dollar. Having said...
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September 5th, 2018
By Kiran Najran
Following disappointing manufacturing figures released on Monday, yesterday we saw the construction sector follow suit. In August, UK construction PMI fell to 52.9 from...
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September 4th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
UK manufacturing growth figures released yesterday were rather disappointing. Last month, the reading came in at a downwardly revised 53.8 and analysts had expected the...
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September 4th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Like UK factories, eurozone factories slowed last month, mainly due to declines in Spain and Italy. From 55.1 in July, manufacturing PMI in the eurozone dipped to 54.6...
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September 4th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Financial markets in the US were rather quiet yesterday as traders celebrated Labor Day. However, this didn’t stop anxiety over the US-China trade war growing once...
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