by Christopher Nye | Jul 31, 2019
The pound is up against the euro this morning after a choppy day, perhaps boosted by better-than-expected consumer confidence figures early today. Boris Johnson’s tour of the UK continues today with perhaps the most crucial step, holding talks with the five major...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 31, 2019
We can’t honestly say it’s a surprise. The pivot to serious no-deal planning was on the cards as soon as Boris Johnson put the Cummings-Gove duo in charge of planning Brexit. And when the markets woke up to the fact that it was an active possibility – indeed the...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 30, 2019
The dollar reached a near two-month high yesterday and remains strong this morning ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision tomorrow. Ahead of a possible 25 basis point cut, which is widely expected, President Trump tweeted that a small ‘insurance’ cut...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 30, 2019
The euro is down against the pound this morning as the eurozone awaits the release of a raft of confidence figures, including business and consumer confidence and economic, industrial and services sentiment. All but consumer confidence are expected to come in with a...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 30, 2019
The pound remains weak this morning after tumbling to a 28-month low against the dollar yesterday, amid growing speculation that the UK is heading for a no-deal Brexit. Rhetoric to support this included comments from Michael Gove, who said the government are now...
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