USD: Retail sales data to be released later today

The dollar has weakened to a new four-week low against a basket of currencies this morning, due to falling treasury yields. This has come about due to the Federal Reserve’s ‘dovish’ message, which has reiterated that interest rates will stay low for some time. Fed...


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Pound suffers as Europe shows signs of progress

The pound is still weaker against the euro this morning. It’s thought that news surrounding the UK’s vaccine progress could now be priced into the markets. However, in Europe, signs that their vaccine rollout is improving is giving the euro a boost. Erring on the side...


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Sterling falls 2% in two weeks, buyers beware…

Sterling has continued to struggle against the euro, but the precipitative falls of last week have at least stopped for now, at just under 1% down on this time last week. Against the US dollar the drop is a little lower, at just 0.5%. The pound has fallen by around 2%...


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