Sterling slightly up this morning
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Bremain, Brexit, Currency, David Cameron, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Mark Carney, Referendum, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK
- July 25, 2016
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Sterling inched up today, recovering some of the ground it lost late last week from surveys suggesting Britain was heading towards recession and boosting expectations the Bank of England will have to stimulate growth next month. Sterling was up 0.2 percent at $1.3140, having fallen nearly 1 percent on Friday. The euro, also was 0.3 […]
READ MOREPoor UK Retail Sales hits Sterling this morning
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Bremain, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Mark Carney, Referendum, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK
- July 21, 2016
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British retail sales suffered their sharpest monthly fall in six months in June, with officials citing poor weather hurting clothing sales rather than any impact from the vote to leave the European Union. Retailers had not reported any anecdotal evidence of the unexpected result of the June 23 referendum affecting sales during the five-week period […]
READ MOREStrong UK wage & Unemployment data this morning
- Posted by Shyam Gokani in Bank of England, Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, GBP, Inflation, Referendum, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK
- July 20, 2016
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According to the latest release from the Office for National Statistics, the UK jobless rate improved from 5.0% to 4.9%, while the jobless claims change ticked lower from 12,200 to 400. In addition, average weekly earnings excluding bonuses decelerated slightly to 2.2% from the 2.3% booked previously, while the gauge including bonuses jumped to 2.3% […]
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