by Christopher Nye | Aug 30, 2019
The pound is up this morning after the UK government pledged to ramp up efforts to secure a deal with the EU, with negotiators now meeting twice a week with their counterparts from Michel Barnier’s team. Today is a relatively busy day for economic releases for the...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 29, 2019
The dollar is looking strong this morning, benefitting from a weak pound. US-China trade tensions continue, as the US Trade Representative’s office reaffirmed President Trump’s decision to add an additional 5% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, staring...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 29, 2019
It’s a choppy start to the day for the euro, as the single currency benefits from the pound’s weakness, but fears over the Italian economy continue to weigh. Italian economic indicators will be released mid-morning, with Italian quarterly GDP growth expected to hit...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 29, 2019
Sterling fell across the board yesterday and is still at low levels this morning after the Queen agreed, as constitutionally expected, to Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament. Parliament will be closed for five weeks in September and October, however the...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 29, 2019
Sterling is low after Boris Johnson announced plans to have Parliament suspended for five weeks from 10th September. The official reason is to have a Queen’s Speech to set out the government’s direction, but the timing has incited intense controversy from MPs as a...
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