by Jonathan Cook | Mar 4, 2025
Sterling and the euro each made sizeable advances at the expense of the US dollar on Monday. After a weekend of high political drama, a newly bullish mood swept through Europe, bolstered by cooling inflation and some muted numbers coming out of American manufacturing....
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by Jonathan Cook | Mar 3, 2025
The euro stands to lose the most in a week headlined by economic data and another interest rate decision from the European Central Bank (ECB). Threats of tariffs from the United States can be added to the worry list, along with the almost complete pivot in...
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by Jonathan Cook | Mar 3, 2025
France, Italy and Germany all reported inflation data to round out last week. With the ECB due to make its latest interest rate decision on Thursday, the euro’s next moves will depend very much on how the inflation data is received, along with how the central bank...
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by Jonathan Cook | Mar 3, 2025
American markets showed their first signs of frustration with President Trump’s loose lips last week. Just as stock markets were rising, and with robust economic data rolling in, new talk of tariffs sent markets down, even if the US dollar received a small bump. Trump...
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by Jonathan Cook | Mar 3, 2025
The pound came out of last week with credit, navigating a tricky passage from both an economic and geopolitical perspective. The seas have calmed for now but nobody should be betting the house on a strong pound given all the present uncertainty. GBP/USD: the past year...
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