by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2019
The dollar was weak against the pound and the euro at the end of last week. Despite this, retail sales rose 0.3% from a month earlier in October 2019, reversing a 0.3% drop in September and beating market expectations of 0.2%. This was driven by motor vehicle sales...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2019
Election optimism in the UK is continuing to put pressure on the euro, which remains down against the pound. Inflation in the eurozone continued to shrink for the fifth month running, according to figures released this morning. Meanwhile, the Eurozone’s trade surplus...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2019
Sterling strengthened against the dollar at the end of last week on news that Brexit Party candidates stood down from over 40 seats held by the Conservative Party. This has been seen as a move to increase the chance of a Conservative majority in the upcoming election,...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2019
The pound ended the week up on continued electoral optimism and it is strong this morning against the euro and dollar. This comes as election campaigning steps up and the Brexit Party stood down its candidates from 43 seats held by the Conservative Party. The same...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2019
The pound has a spring in its step this Monday morning, merrily bounding up to a six-month high of over €1.17 and very nearly half a cent against the USD. This boost follows a slow but steady rise over the past week. The issues of the 2019 general election, now only...
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