by Christopher Nye | Jun 19, 2019
The dollar is strong this morning against both the pound and the euro, perhaps benefitting from news that the US and China are rekindling their trade talks. President Trump announced yesterday that teams from both sides will begin talks prior to the G20 summit next...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 19, 2019
The euro weakened yesterday after ECB President, Mario Draghi, said that he was open to boosting monetary stimulus if economic conditions in Europe continue to worsen. This in turn could mean that interest rate cuts and quantitative easing are needed. This morning,...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 19, 2019
The pound continues to show weakness this morning as Conservative MPs prepare for the next round of votes today. In the ballot yesterday, Boris Johnson was once again ahead of the pack with 126 votes. Dominic Raab secured just 30 votes so was eliminated from the race....
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 19, 2019
Dominic Raab is the latest candidate to be knocked out of the Conservative leadership race, with Boris Johnson storming ahead once more. In a televised debate yesterday evening, Boris surprisingly seemed to soften his stance on leaving the EU without a deal. However,...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 19, 2019
It’s the second day of Royal Ascot today. The heavy overnight rain will be playing havoc with the form book but that won’t worry the average punter, just out for a bit of fun. It probably won’t worry the people out there day after day, year after...
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