by Christopher Nye | Apr 9, 2019
The pound kept its ground against the euro this morning as the Prime Minister is set to meet Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to put forward her case for a short Brexit extension. With claims of a breakthrough with Labour on the horizon, it seems that the markets are...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2019
After a disappointing February, Non-Farm Payrolls beat expectations with 196,000 jobs added in March. February’s disappointing number of 20,000 was revised up to 33,000. However, wage growth slowed to 3.2%. There was also a surprise fall in manufacturing jobs, which...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2019
The euro weakened against the pound on Sunday as sterling gained on hopes of ruling out a no-deal Brexit. However, with no clear decision yet made, this could soon be reversed, so it will be a volatile week ahead. German balance of trade figures came in this morning...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2019
Sterling weakened on Friday as Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to EU Parliament President Donald Tusk to request a Brexit extension until the 30th of June. This comes as MPs still haven’t agreed on a withdrawal deal, despite engaging in cross-party talks at the end...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2019
Theresa May is continuing talks to attempt to reach a consensus with Labour on a Brexit deal that can command support across the House today, although little progress so far has been seen. Meanwhile, she has written to the European Union to request an extension until...
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