July 21st, 2017
By Christopher Nye
Sterling ended last week so hopeful and expectant having strengthened across the board last Friday. Yesterday, following the European Central Bank meeting it continued...
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July 20th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
All told, it was a pretty quiet day yesterday, but given the recent, often overwhelming, spate of political and economic data we’ve had, it was a welcome period of calm...
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July 19th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
The big news yesterday was that the UK inflation rate fell to 2.6% in June from 2.9% in May. While this is still well above the Bank of England’s 2% target, it...
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July 18th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
In our weekly currency note yesterday we wondered whether sterling could build on the momentum generated towards the end of last week. The answer was no, not really....
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July 17th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
On Friday, weak US data led to the pound breaking through the key psychological barrier of US$1.30/£1. The dip in US consumer price inflation to 1.6% in June from 1.9%...
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