by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2018
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a staunchly Catholic conservative career politician, was elected leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats on Friday. As the successor of Angela Merkel, Kramp-Karrenbauer is widely tipped to become the next German chancellor, although that is...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2018
The Halifax house price index for November was released on Friday morning and both the monthly and annual readings came in well below expectations. Month-over-month, prices grew by 0.3% from 1.5% the month before, against an expectation of 1%, while the year-on-year...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2018
It was a busy end to the week on Friday, with many surprises throughout the day. However, before we get onto the economic data events, we wanted to remind you, that unless No 10 decides to delay, tomorrow is the day of the meaningful vote, where MPs will decide...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 7, 2018
The main economic data release from yesterday was the US balance of trade figures for October 2018. They showed that the trade deficit widened to $55.5 billion from an upwardly revised $54.6 billion the previous month and above market expectations of a $54.9 billion...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 7, 2018
Although stock markets across Europe slumped, there was some welcome positive economic data from Germany yesterday. The eurozone’s largest economy has not been faring all that well of late, but there was some unexpected respite. German industrial orders surprisingly...
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