by Christopher Nye | Dec 22, 2025
There has been a slow but steady upward trend for sterling against the euro and US dollar over the past week, albeit with some sharp movements along the way. The last of the important data releases of 2025 has now been and gone for a week or two, but we will hear...
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by Charles Purdy | Dec 22, 2025
After a run of dismal numbers throughout December that made it look like the Bank of England would step in with some serious stimulus, the reluctance of almost half of its interest rate setters to cut rates even now gave a boost to the pound last week. Even so, the...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 19, 2025
There were sharp gains for the dollar against the euro and yen yesterday, alongside losses against the pound. Some interesting readings are coming up this afternoon to round off the week, including home sales, which have been running high in recent months, plus the...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 19, 2025
Surprising no-one, the European Central Bank kept its interest rate on hold yesterday, but the single currency weakened anyway. We have more economic data coming out today, after a disappointing consumer confidence reading for Germany, but then it’s all quiet until...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 19, 2025
It was a sea of green on the computer screens for sterling yesterday after the interest rate decision, but this morning’s Retail Sales data again shines a light on a fading economy. There is a little more data coming down the track ahead of Christmas, with a final GDP...
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