August 17th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday morning we heard retail sales came in at 0.7%, higher than expectations for the month of July. Over the period May to July, sales rose 2.1%, the strongest...
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August 17th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
A quiet day for the euro, giving up most of its gains despite an earlier surge on the back of a rising in the lira. It is only just recovering from the 14-month lows we...
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August 17th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday, Qatar came to Turkey’s aid with a pledge to invest $15 billion into Turkey. This was an attempt to back Turkey during the ongoing Turkey-USA stalemate...
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August 16th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
GBP continued its decline yesterday as UK inflation data underwhelmed the markets. Although the July consumer price index rose in line with expectations from 2.4% to...
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August 16th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The euro extended losses on Wednesday against the dollar, hitting a fresh 13-month low in light of the dollar strength and fears over the European banking...
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August 16th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The dollar continued its march yesterday, as contagion fears continued to reign in the markets and US retail sales recorded a strong month on month growth of 0.5%,...
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