EUR: A patchy week for euro

Gains for the euro on USD, yen and Swiss franc yesterday suggest an increasing appetite for risk among investors. It’s a quiet end to the week for eurozone data, but next week sees plenty of interesting business and consumer confidence data.


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GBP: Pound picks up

The pound had a positive day, gaining up to half a percent on leading currencies as the slow recovery continued. We’ve just had retail sales and consumer confidence, but the steady supply of data reduces to a trickle next week. Does that mean no movement for GBP?...


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Consumer confidence dips again

Consumer confidence dips again

Sterling climbed close to its best level for over two weeks against the euro in early trading this morning as GBP/EUR continues a slow but unsteady recovery from the precipitate falls at the start of the month. It is being buffeted by a set of downbeat consumer and...


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USD: Mr Too Late

Donald Trump called the Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell “Mr Too Late”, but it was Trump’s softening stance on Powell and China that came too late for the US dollar. Despite the de-escalation, the US dollar could only record small daily gains over its rivals and...


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EUR: Focus on business

After the release of manufacturing data, focus will now shift to the German Ifo business indicator to dictate the euro’s next move. Tariffs are likely to feature prominently in the survey, with many businesses uncertain of where to move next in light of all the...


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