by Christopher Nye | Jun 12, 2019
In quiet week for economic releases, the budgetary dispute between Brussels and Rome continues. Giuseppe Conte, the Italian Prime Minister, said yesterday that he is ‘determined’ to avoid triggering the EU ‘disciplinary’ procedure for what it considers to be Italy’s...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 12, 2019
A mixed morning for sterling, which is weak against the euro and stronger against the dollar. Its weakness is possibly due to further insistence from Boris Johnson that there will be no Brexit delay past the current deadline of the 31st of October. This once again...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 12, 2019
With uncertainty over Brexit continuing – and Boris Johnson seemingly the favourite for the next Conservative leader – pound is down against the euro this morning. Today, the House of Commons will vote on legislation to ensure an orderly exit from the EU, but it will...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 12, 2019
Last summer, one of the staff in our London office set his 11-year-old son the task of learning every British Prime Minister – and their years of administration – for the previous 150 years. The son would get 50p for each name and 50p for each date he...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 11, 2019
The dollar is weak against the euro and choppy against the pound this morning. This is due to increasing expectations of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve, a possibility that continues to put pressure on the greenback. President Trump has also once again...
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