GBP: Banks expect higher inflation

The fact that inflation rose in October was a cause for concern for the UK but one that could benefit sterling. It wasn’t until the very last days of October that Rachel Reeves delivered the autumn budget – widely viewed as potentially inflationary due to the increase...


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GBP/EUR reaches weekly high after inflation bump

GBP/EUR reaches weekly high after inflation bump

Sterling gained steadily over the euro on Wednesday after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced inflation had climbed to 2.3% in October – its highest level since April. Both the pound and the euro could not stall the US dollar’s advance, which continued...


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Inflation rebound sees pound surge

The pound recovered from the doldrums it’s been in for the past five days this morning as a sharp uptick in inflation kiboshed lingering hopes of an interest rate cut in December. Inflation in the UK returned to a six-month high of 2.3% in October. The increased...


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USD: No safe-haven bounce

The world’s great safe-haven currency did not benefit as it usually would from Tuesday’s bleak geopolitical developments. The US dollar has still had an immensely strong November but a reversal of that usual dynamic was an odd footnote to that story. EUR/USD: the past...


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EUR: Holding sterling at bay

The single currency has managed to hold onto last week’s level against the pound, by and large. Its performance against the US dollar has been meeker, although the same could be said for almost every global currency. GBP/EUR: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk...


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