GBP: A busy week of data for the UK

The pound is stronger against the dollar this morning ahead of a busy week for UK data. Employment figures will be released tomorrow, with inflation rate data on Wednesday and retail sales on Friday. PMI data will also be released, expected to show that the services...


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Pound stronger ahead of busy week for data

The pound is stronger against the dollar today mainly due to weakness from the greenback, which has come about because of falling treasury yields. Against the euro, sterling strengthened to a 10-day high this morning before weakening again. This comes ahead of a busy...


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USD: Retail sales surge and unemployment falls

The dollar was relatively unaffected by a host of positive data releases yesterday and continues to balance this ‘bullish’ data with falling treasury yields. It seems that the US economy is on the road to recovery, as initial jobless claims figures were the lowest...


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