Pound still strong after GDP data

Sterling is still strong against the euro and the dollar this morning, holding onto its gains made after the local election results. GDP data released for the UK this morning shows that the economy shrank in the first quarter of this year but rebounded in March....


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Decision time for property buyers

Sterling has welcomed each new week since the vaccine programme started in mid-December with a surge in optimism, and apart from the occasional midweek wobble and a worrying lurch lower in early April has held onto those gains surprisingly well. That has continued...


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USD: Decline in dollar continues

Following the decline in dollar support after far worse than expected jobs data on Friday, the dollar continued to struggle against both EUR and GBP yesterday, reaching its lowest point against the pound for three years. We have a series of speeches by Federal Reserve...


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EUR: Strong against dollar, weak vs pound

The euro largely held onto its gains against USD from Friday, while slipping against the pound yesterday by around 1%. Yesterday we heard from ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau that PEPP, the eurozone’s pandemic emergency purchase programme, would continue...


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