by Christopher Nye | Jan 22, 2020
Strong employment figures gave the pound a lift yesterday, as in-work figures rose by 208,000 in the three months to November. The eurozone also had some good data releases, and economic sentiment came in much better than expected. This was, however, countered by...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 22, 2020
The pound rose yesterday on the news that wages are rising faster than inflation, and that unemployment has fallen. The more important data, however, will be the PMI releases on Friday. PMI, the purchasing managers’ index, is widely seen as a good indication of...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 21, 2020
The dollar remained mostly flat after a relatively quiet day yesterday, showing strength against both the pound and the euro. Donald Trump’s legal team has now issued its first formal response to the impeachment charges. The document issued said that the impeachment...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 21, 2020
The euro’s had a choppy day start to the day, impacted by worries over a lack of regulation alignment between the UK and EU following Brexit. Today is a busy day, with economic sentiment figures for Europe expected to show a sharp drop from 11.2 to 5.5 this morning....
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 21, 2020
Sterling was in a weaker position yesterday as comments from Chancellor Sajid Javid fuelled fears about weak ties between the UK and the EU. In an interview with the Financial Times over the weekend, Javid said that there would be no alignment with EU regulations once...
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