EUR: A busy week of data in Europe

The euro is slightly weaker against the pound this morning but still strong against the dollar. It’s also a busy week for data in Europe, with employment and GDP figures due tomorrow, inflation rate figures on Wednesday and PMI data on Friday. PMI data for the service...


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GBP: Lockdown restrictions ease for most of UK

Sterling has held on to its gains against both the euro and the dollar ahead of a busy week for UK data releases. Employment and labour productivity figures will be released for the UK tomorrow, with inflation rate data on Wednesday and retail and PMI figures on...


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Pound strong ahead of busy week for data

The pound is still strong against both the euro and the dollar ahead of a series of key data releases this week. These figures will reveal more about how the UK economy has performed in April and May, since the easing of lockdown restrictions. Restrictions in most of...


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USD: US unemployment sees new pandemic low

For the second week in a row, US initial jobless claims are at levels not seen since before the pandemic. The new pandemic low of 473,000 indicates that the US businesses are recovering. US producer prices surged 6.2% year-on-year, beating market expectations. Later...


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