Brexit worries weigh on the pound
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- February 6, 2018
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Sterling is advancing moderately today, and GBP/USD is moving closer to the psychological hurdle at 1.4000 again. Cable came under persistent downside pressure as of late following a renewed buying interest in the greenback, while results in the UK docket came in below initial estimates. In addition, Brexit woes and uncertainty around PM May’s government […]
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The UK economy slowed last month
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- February 5, 2018
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Britain’s economy slowed sharply in January, according to a survey which cast doubt on growing expectations among investors that the Bank of England might be gearing up to raise interest rates again in the coming months. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the country’s dominant services sector slowed to a 16-month low of […]
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Sterling Update
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- February 1, 2018
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Sterling has climbed more than 5 percent since the start of the year as the U.S. currency has weakened broadly and as investors have become optimistic about Britain’s economy and the prospect of a Brexit deal that is more favourable to the UK. Against the euro, the pound was flat reports that EU officials had […]
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Dollar Volatility Continues
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- January 31, 2018
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The dollar came under renewed selling pressure this morning, sliding lower against a basket of major currencies ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, was down 0.24%. The dollar has come under pressure as it has lost its relative […]
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Sterling looses recent gains
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- January 30, 2018
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The dollar moved higher against a currency basket of currencies today, buoyed by higher U.S. bond yields as investors turned their attention to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech and a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, was […]
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Dollar fights back
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- January 29, 2018
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The dollar is higher against a basket of currencies today, helped by rising bond yields and a week packed with U.S. data starting with a central bank policy decision, though the broader outlook remains murky for the greenback. Sterling against the Euro lost gains on Friday despite solid UK GDP data showing that the UK […]
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Pound shoots up across the board
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- January 24, 2018
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Sterling shot to a fresh post-Brexit-vote high of $1.41 today, extending a recent rally that has seen confidence in the British currency recover. The pound climbed as much as 0.6 percent, its highest level since Britain’s vote to leave the European Union in June 2016. Against the euro, the pound was up 0.3 percent at […]
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US Shutdown weakens US Dollar further
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- January 22, 2018
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The dollar was pinned near a three-year low today as a U.S. government shutdown encouraged investors to add to bearish bets against the greenback while the euro consolidated recent gains. Unless the U.S. government shutdown ends very quickly which may boost the dollar, markets are focusing on the two other economies this week, namely the […]
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Downbeat UK Retail Sales
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- January 19, 2018
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The recent pound gains against the U.S. dollar were trimmed this morning, after the release of downbeat UK retail sales dampened optimism over the strength of the economy, although overall weakness in the greenback kept the pair near one-and-a-half year highs. The pound weakened after data this morning showed that UK retail sales declined much […]
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Brexit vote in parliament today
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- January 17, 2018
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The dollar moved higher against a basket of currencies this morning as the euro paused after having rallied to more than three-year highs overnight amid growing expectations that the European Central Bank will scale back stimulus this year. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party urged MPs to back the government’s Brexit legislation at a vote […]
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