GBP: Pound starts well after PMI result

Things could get messy later this week, but by all accounts the pound made a reasonable start on Monday. With the help of some outstanding PMI data (although not from factories, it must be said) sterling was able to forge ahead against the euro. Now comes the real...


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Services give sterling a leg up in crunch week

The pound received a welcome boost courtesy of its dominant professional services sector on Monday. UK private sector growth reached a six-month high, with the all-important services sector recording a score of 53.2 in March’s S&P Global UK purchasing managers’...


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USD: A chance for redemption

The US dollar faces a packed schedule of economic data this week. That gives the dollar a chance to redeem itself, yet the risk is those figures only compound recent fears of an economic slowdown. EUR/USD: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1 MthFrom To  ...


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EUR: Gauging German fightback

As things stand, evidence of the German economy’s comeback has been anecdotal and centred around new projections. Tweaks to government spending rules could well prop up the euro in the long term, but it will still need a solid string of economic data in the here and...


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