GBP/EUR slips as pound seeks impetus

GBP/EUR slips as pound seeks impetus

The pound fell against the euro on Monday as last week’s cocktail of bad economic news hung like a cloud over the British economy. A sleepy early-week economic schedule meant little could transform sterling’s fortunes, although there may be a chance for that later in...


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Pound on back foot as economic picture worsens

Last week the economic data turned against sterling, with predictable results. The pound has lost close to 0.75% against the euro over the past week, 2% against the US dollar and somewhere between those two against other major rivals. However, while the recent...


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USD: Six-month high for US dollar

The dollar’s gains continued into the week after the election result, again with the pound the biggest loser. On Friday USD/GBP hit its best rate since May this year. It’s looking a little quieter for data this week, but will there be more ‘interesting’ picks for...


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EUR: ECB policymakers on the airwaves

About the only bright spot in the single currency’s week was its improvement against sterling (albeit it is still close to two-year lows). There will be comments from key members of the European Central Bank (ECB) over the next few days, as we approach their next...


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GBP: More high level data threatens pound

After last week’s drop in the value of sterling, virtually across the board, what does this week hold? Not a great deal on the data front until midweek, when matters liven up considerably with the inflation reading. Then there is retail sales data and PMI on Friday....


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