Thursday’s Bank of England interest rate decision is the headliner of another big week for the pound. GBP/EUR ended Friday at its highest level in over three weeks but the prospect of another 0.25% cut to interest rates…
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You would be hard-pressed to find a more favourable set of conditions than those the US dollar enjoyed on Friday. Trump’s hard line on trade and more evidence of a thriving economy caused the US dollar to zoom…
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The euro still has some significant data to navigate after last week’s pile-up. This morning’s eurozone inflation data will help to shed some light on the ECB’s next week, while EUR/USD remains under pressure as the talk of…
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The Bank of England’s Thursday meeting is the clear focus for the pound this week. Although most economists think the Bank is poised for a cut, recent data has provided a repost to that view. All eyes will…
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Thursday’s Bank of England interest rate decision is the headliner of another big week for the pound. GBP/EUR ended Friday at its highest level in over three weeks but the prospect of another 0.25% cut to interest rates…
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It was a broadly positive day for the US dollar, with gains against all but the yen and rupee. We’ve got some core inflation numbers this afternoon, and income and spending. Next week attention turns to the labour…
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After the excitement of the interest rate decision yesterday from the ECB, amid a mass of industrial and economic data, the euro remained remarkably steady. The data continues shortly though, with German unemployment and inflation numbers and then…
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Sterling has reached the end of the month around 1% down on the euro and 0.65% down on the US dollar, but having experienced wild swings through the month. We have just had a reading for house prices…
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