USD: China retaliates with tariff hikes

The dollar fell yesterday afternoon but has found some support this morning as the US-China trade war intensifies. China retaliated to the US’s tariff hikes with taxes of its own. It announced plans to hike tariffs on American goods bought by Chinese companies, which...


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EUR: Markets expect positive day ahead

The markets are expecting a good day ahead for the euro, with a number of positive economic figures forecasted. Already this morning, German inflation came in at 2%, as predicted, up from an eleven-month low of 1.3%. German economic sentiment, due at 10:00am, is...


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GBP: Pound weaker as uncertainty continues

The pound has weakened this morning as the Prime Minister’s chief Brexit negotiator, Olly Robbins, travels to Brussels to discuss the possibility of changes to the political declaration. It has been a key demand of Labour negotiators that any deal agreed in...


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USD: Dollar weak as trade talks continue

The dollar weakened further on Friday afternoon and has fallen today, as China and the US pursued talks to try to salvage a trade deal. However, President Trump said that he was in “no rush” to finalise a trade agreement, saying that discussions were continuing in a...


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