May 21st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
On a relatively quiet end to the week for UK economic data, it was Brexit uncertainty that once more came to the fore to exert unwieldy influence on the pound. Rumours...
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May 21st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The key release from the eurozone on Friday was the balance of trade for March. The surplus had been expected to widen to €27.9 billion from €18.9 billion the month...
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May 21st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The last two months have been good for the dollar to say the least. It has been a little volatile on an intraday basis but, overall, it has made some solid gains...
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May 18th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Sterling strengthened against the euro again yesterday to make it four consecutive days of gains. However, if we look at the movements in more detail, we can see that...
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May 18th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The euro weakened against sterling following the release of some more disappointing economic data. Eurozone construction output grew by 0.8% in March, but this was well...
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May 18th, 2018
By Ricky Bean
In the week ending 12 May 2018, some 222,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits, up from 211,000 the week before. The markets had been expecting an increase, but...
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