by Christopher Nye | Oct 31, 2019
Sterling was up against both the pound and the euro yesterday on news that the House of Lords approved an early general election, which is due to take place on December 12th. The pound is strong this morning as the campaign trail begins, with both Jeremy Corbyn and...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 31, 2019
The pound remained strong yesterday, and is up this morning as the campaign trail for the upcoming general election begins. As Christine Lagarde takes over as President of the ECB today, a series of poor economic data paints a bleak picture of the European economy....
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 30, 2019
Well, this is exciting! In the three and a half years since the Referendum you might have got used to not much happening. Suddenly we have an election coming on 12th December, from which we could go in all sorts of directions. Ironically, the very reason that many...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 29, 2019
The dollar is fairly flat across the board this morning as it awaits the Federal Reserve’s announcement on interest rates this evening. They are expected to cut rates by 25 basis points for the third time this year. Despite some citing the easing of geopolitical...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 29, 2019
The euro is weak against the pound this morning, due to sterling’s strength on news of an upcoming election. Yesterday, data revealed that corporate lending in the Eurozone was beginning to slow. Bank lending to companies fell in September, with corporate loan...
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