June 25th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Friday was a very quiet day in the UK for political and economic data, but after the week’s events, this wasn’t altogether unwelcome. On Wednesday the government...
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June 25th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
There have been many underwhelming pieces of economic data from the eurozone so far this year, but last week did much to lift the mood. A raft of purchasing managers...
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June 25th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Trump took to his favourite social media platform on Friday to issue a threat to impose a 20% tariff on cars being imported from the EU. He believes it is unfair that...
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June 22nd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
It was a good day for sterling as expectations of an interest rate rise in August increased. While the BoE voted to keep rates on hold this time around, a 7-2 split was...
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June 22nd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The markets had expected consumer confidence in the eurozone to fall back a little in June, but not to -0.5. It is the worst reading since October 2017 and is yet...
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June 22nd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Initial jobless claims in the US came in at 218,000 in the week ending 16 June against an expectation of 220,000. It is the fourth consecutive week of decreases in...
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