GBP: Sterling moves with the stock markets

The pound is, once again, moving in tandem with the stock markets, which fell overnight due to fears of a second coronavirus wave. However, sterling is slightly stronger against the euro and dollar this morning. Talk of a renewed shut down in the US due to an increase...


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Second wave fears impact pound

Negative rhetoric surrounding Brexit negotiations and fears of a second wave, provoked by a letter from top medics, weakened the pound yesterday. This morning, sterling is up slightly against the euro and the dollar but retains a softer tone as the stock markets fell...


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Are you ready to come out of hibernation?

The pound remained unmoved by optimistic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data yesterday, but only because the rest of Europe has similar data. There is a lot happening with currencies at the moment, including the end of the quarter, the partial end of the lockdown,...


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USD: Trump tweets reassurance on trade deal

The dollar slipped yesterday against most major currencies, as Markit PMI readings disappointed compared to the Eurozone’s and UK’s. US stock markets are braced for a wave of selling in the final days of the quarter as big investors cash in on recent rises in the...


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EUR: France leads Eurozone recovery

IHS Markit PMI surveys all showed, if not a rebound, then certainly a slowing of the downturn in the Eurozone economy in June, ahead of expectations. In France, one of the worst affected countries, services PMI increased to 50.3 and manufacturing to 52.1, all much...


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