by Christopher Nye | Jun 24, 2020
The Prime Minister announced a raft of coronavirus lockdown restrictions being eased from 4 July, including the opening of pubs, outdoor gyms, cinemas and galleries, if they can do so with effective social distancing of “one-metre-plus”. What remains to be seen is...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 23, 2020
The dollar will continue to be influenced by the rise and fall in pandemic numbers coming from US states. The US dollar has a complicated relationship with troubles on its own doorstep, gaining from being a safe haven even as investors take fright at the damage being...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 23, 2020
Germany’s success against Covid-19 has caused envy and soul-searching in many countries, including France and the UK, but a flare-up in Berlin has caused a draconian lockdown behind barbed wire. Could it spread? The Eurozone’s largest economy also faces the...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 23, 2020
Sterling strengthened marginally yesterday, by around a third of a cent against the euro but rather more than a cent against the US dollar. The new low in Covid cases may have been a factor, but the lack of Brexit news – which has mainly been negative recently – was...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 23, 2020
It’s widely expected that the Prime Minister will announce today that the UK’s lockdown will ease further, with the current two-metre rule potentially to be reduced from 4 July. That will enable pubs and cafes to open in some format (various steps are being mooted,...
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