September 3rd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
On Friday, the Gfk consumer confidence index in the UK climbed 3 points to -7 in August. This was better than the -10 the markets had been expecting, which is some...
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September 3rd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The headline release from the eurozone in Friday was the flash inflation rate for August. It is expected that it will ease to 2% in August, lower than the 2.1% that the...
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September 3rd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Trump caused further controversy on Friday by threatening to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO). In an interview with Bloomberg, the president said the US...
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August 31st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
While the pound still basked in the increased possibility of a softer Brexit approach, there was some alarming news in the form of UK consumer lending. According to the...
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August 31st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The euro didn’t fare too well against sterling or the dollar yesterday, as the business climate indicator missed expectations in August. It fell by 0.08 points to 1.22...
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August 31st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The dollar retraced some of the ground it lost against sterling yesterday, but the moves were slight with the pound still glowing from the increased possibility of a...
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