by Christopher Nye | Apr 11, 2019
The US dollar showed little movement yesterday, despite a raft of data releases. Inflation rose year-on-year slightly above expectations, reaching 1.9% instead of the predicted 1.7%. Fed policymakers say they expect Fed funds rates to remain relatively unchanged this...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 11, 2019
The euro held steady yesterday and this morning against sterling, as EU leaders announced a flexible Brexit extension. The ECB’s press conference at noon yesterday held few surprises, with the reiteration that key interest rates will remain low at least to the end of...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 11, 2019
The pound saw a slight strengthening as EU leaders agreed to a flexible Brexit extension until 31st October, emerging at 1:00am to announce the decision to the waiting media. The extension is longer than the Prime Minister’s hoped-for deadline of 30th June, but still...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 11, 2019
The pound showed a brief upward tick early this morning as EU leaders announced a flexible Brexit extension until 31st October. Longer than the Prime Minister’s publicly intended deadline, but shorter than Tusk’s, the delay is ‘flexible’ in that the deadline can be...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 10, 2019
One very small industry that has suffered in the past few weeks is whoever was making those online Brexit countdown clocks. Poor guys, hopefully they found employment elsewhere. As 29th March disappears into the past, anyone looking to become resident abroad before...
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