by Christopher Nye | Mar 22, 2021
The dollar remains strong against a basket of currencies this morning and the markets are looking ahead to Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell’s speech later today. This will be the first of three public appearances this week. Powell is expected to reiterate the...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 22, 2021
The euro is weak against the dollar and the pound this morning, as Europe’s slow vaccine progress continues to weigh on the single currency. It’s thought that the temporary ban of the AstraZeneca vaccine in some European countries has damaged public confidence and...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 22, 2021
The pound is still at strong levels against the euro and the dollar this morning. The progress of the UK’s vaccination programme and hopes for a swift economic recovery are still supporting sterling. Almost 28 million people in the UK have now had their first dose of...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 22, 2021
The pound is still strong against the euro and the dollar this morning ahead of a busy week of economic data releases. The pace of the vaccine programme and hopes for economic recovery are still providing support for sterling, with some analysts now questioning how...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 22, 2021
Sterling finally breached the €1.17 barrier last week and was very briefly up to nearly $1.40 too, before falling back last week. We start the week a little lower than last Monday but still in a very healthy position: 10% stronger against EUR and 20% stronger against...
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