by Christopher Nye | Dec 11, 2019
The pound is slightly weaker this morning after the latest poll showed a slimmer Conservative lead, raising the possibility of a hung parliament. There was a lot of positive news from the eurozone yesterday, after economic sentiment figures unexpectedly leapt to their...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2019
The dollar weakened yesterday due to worries about US-China trade tensions. The markets have been largely assuming that tariffs expected on the 15th of December will be dropped or postponed. However, as a phase one trade deal has not yet been signed, the tariffs have...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2019
It’s been an expectedly choppy start to the week for the euro, with political news from the UK dominating the headlines. The single currency was given a boost yesterday by an unexpected improvement in investor sentiment, but there is still more to come today. European...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2019
The pound retained its strength yesterday, hitting a 31-month high against the euro as a recent election poll showed an extended, 14-point lead for the Conservative Party. However, the rally had faded by the afternoon as another poll showed just a 7-point lead for the...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2019
As we can expect, there’s a lot of volatility in the markets as we approach the election. Yesterday morning, the pound hit a 31-month high as a poll showed an extended Conservative lead, only for the rally to fade following the next poll, showing a smaller lead. This...
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