Pound stronger on signs of economic recovery

Sterling is looking stronger today after promising data, which shows that retail sales have picked up moderately in July. Although the news is positive, it has been met with caution as financial pressures on businesses are ongoing. The Federal Reserve will release...


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Investors look for safety

The pound cranked up another half cent or so against the US dollar yesterday, as the world’s ‘reserve currency’ continued to suffer. It’s certainly doing poorly against sterling, trading at around its lowest levels of the past two years. But it’s against the euro that...


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EUR: Data fuels hopes of ‘V shaped’ recovery

The euro was strong against both the pound and the dollar yesterday, still benefitting from news that EU leaders finalised their coronavirus recovery package last week. Any signs that the Eurozone is recovering economically and managing to contain the virus could also...


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