Poor economic results weaken pound

The pound is low this morning following some poor economic results, with composite PMI falling into contraction for the first time since 2016. Following on the back of a suggestion of a rate cut by Mark Carney yesterday, it’s not a positive start to the morning for...


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GBP: Pound weak ahead of Services PMI

The pound is weak this morning against both the euro and the dollar. This is partly because of ongoing concerns about a no-deal Brexit, as well as poor economic data and a gloomy speech from the Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney. Sterling weakened against the...


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Surprise nominations for EC and ECB Presidents

EU leaders made two surprise announcements yesterday, nominating Ursula von der Leyen, the current German Defence Minister, as President of the European Commission, and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, as President of the European Central Bank. Both...


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