Government to table second motion for election

The government is to table a second motion for an election in the House of Commons today – but opposition MPs warn that they will not support it until the bill to prevent no-deal receives royal assent. Meanwhile, whether even no-deal is off the table is uncertain, as...


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So, what else is happening in the world?

You might think it’s possible to track the success of the government’s Brexit strategy via the currency markets. Indeed, most of us when seeing a sudden shift in the pound’s value immediately assume it is Brexit related – usually rightly. But there are still other...


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USD: Dollar looks ahead to non-farm payrolls

The dollar is looking mixed this morning ahead of the release of non-farm payroll data, which is expected to rise by 158,000. However, wage growth is expected to fall from 3.2% to 3.1%. Jerome Powell will have the opportunity to respond to these figures in a speech...


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EUR: German industry continues to contract

Euro is benefitting from the pound’s weakness, despite relatively poor forecasts for eurozone GDP growth and employment data, due mid-morning. German industrial figures also came in 0.9% below forecasts, meaning they are still in negative territory from last month. It...


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