by Jonathan Cook | Feb 18, 2026
Despite strengthening against the pound, the euro had a tougher time against the US dollar after the German ZEW economic sentiment survey came in below expectations. That was an interesting data point to pair with the forecasted 5% dip in the German population by 2050...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 18, 2026
The traditional time of cutting back started early for sterling. The pound weakened by close to a cent against both the US dollar and the euro on Tuesday, as increasingly confident predictions of a March rate cut confirmed its downward trajectory. GBP/USD: the past...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 17, 2026
American markets won’t have long to get acclimatised after their long weekend. The US dollar could be vulnerable to the projected drop in durable goods orders, but the real threat comes at the end of the week in the shape of growth data and the minutes from the...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 17, 2026
After last month’s upturn in consumer sentiment, economists predict German consumers to be full of the joys of spring in February. Later this morning, the ZEW economic sentiment index is expected to reach its highest since the summer of 2021 as trade and government...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 17, 2026
65% of economists polled by Reuters expect the Bank of England to announce a quarter-point cut to interest rates at its next meeting. The big caveat to that is tomorrow’s inflation report, a study that looks likely to set the tone for the pound in the month ahead....
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