by Christopher Nye | Oct 8, 2019
It’s a choppy start to the week for the euro, with German factory orders coming in worse than expected, albeit still somewhat improved month on month. Industrial production reached 0, up from the negative growth of the previous month. Much of this week will be devoted...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 8, 2019
The pound has moved lower this morning on reports of preparation for breakdown of talks between the UK and EU. The government haven’t denied this, and also haven’t denied claims that Boris Johnson “will do all sorts of things to scupper a...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 8, 2019
Sterling has had a low start to what will be a crucial week for Brexit, as the UK and EU leaders attempt to come closer to a deal ahead of their summit in nine days’ time. There have been reports this morning that there has been preparation for a breakdown in talks...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 6, 2019
It was a bit of a nothing week as far as the pound went over the last seven days, with both GBP/EUR and GBP/USD beginning and ending in much the same place. All a reflection of the lack of anything definite on the Brexit front. The next week could show much of the...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 4, 2019
The dollar is strong this morning after the release of Non-Farm Payrolls. The report showed that the US economy added 136,000 jobs in September, slightly fewer than expected, but not the disaster anticipated after poor data earlier in the week. Non-Farm Payrolls for...
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