by Christopher Nye | Jul 17, 2019
Yesterday, the pound had the dubious honour of being declared the world’s worst performing currency in the previous day, month, three months and past year. Today, the markets are looking forward to inflation figures, as well as the retail price index, which is...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 17, 2019
Fifty years on from the moon landings it’s even harder to comprehend how they could have done it. They were as close in time to the First World War as we are to Apollo missions, so the technological achievement is almost unimaginable. The bravery too,...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 16, 2019
The dollar has found some strength this morning due to rising expectations of a 25 basis point cut, rather than a 50 basis point cut. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks today, which will possibly have further impact on the greenback. US retail sales data...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 16, 2019
Euro is up against the pound this morning, with Eurozone economic sentiment figures expected to show an increase from last month. German figures, however, look to show a drop, in a less positive sign for the single currency zone’s largest economy. At the same time,...
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by Christopher Nye | Jul 16, 2019
Sterling is weak this morning following reports that a meeting between chief Brexit negotiators and European officials last week did not go well. A spokesman for the UK’s Brexit department said that the talks had been ‘constructive’, whilst EU officials said that the...
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