by Christopher Nye | Oct 1, 2019
The dollar was weak against the pound and stronger against the euro yesterday, and is the same this morning amid concerns over the US-China trade tensions. There have been suggestions that the threat of delisting Chinese companies was a tactic to keep the pressure...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 1, 2019
Euro is down against the pound, as German inflation came in below expectations at 1.3%. Much of the impact on the single currency this week will be political, with fewer economic releases. The EU is said to be considered imposing tariffs on some $4 billion of US...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 1, 2019
The pound was strong yesterday and is up this morning, showing little reaction to mixed data and the rhetoric surrounding Brexit. GDP figures released yesterday morning showed that the UK economy has contracted at a 0.2% quarterly rate, but grew by 1.3% in the year to...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 1, 2019
The government is expected to reveal a detailed plan for Brexit within the next 24 hours, which is set to provide an alternative to the original Irish backstop plan. It was a mixed day yesterday for politics and the economy alike, but the pound ended it up against the...
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by Christopher Nye | Sep 30, 2019
There’s now just one month until the Brexit deadline of 31st October. We’ve been here before (more than once) but can any of us really predict what’s going to happen? Politics is a tale of two halves at the moment and, depending on whether your soundbite of choice...
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