EUR: Germany seeks stability

After turmoil in Berlin, the euro needs some sign of strength from its economic juggernaught. Today’s ZEW economic sentiment index is its chance to provide that, although markets predict a further demoralising fall in that metric. GBP/EUR: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1...


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GBP: GDP threatens record year

The pound is just a few weeks away from officially becoming the best performing major currency of 2024. Its progress has been particularly stark against the euro but a number of key data sets (plus a last Bank of England meeting) put those gains at risk. GBP/USD: the...


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Unemployment rise punctures GBP/EUR momentum

Unemployment rise punctures GBP/EUR momentum

Sterling continued to set fresh records against the euro to start the new week. GBP/EUR’s latest half-cent increase put it within touching distance of its March 2022 peak and means the pound has now strengthened by almost six cents against the euro since the start of...


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Pound strongest since March 2022 against euro

Pound strongest since March 2022 against euro

Over the weekend sterling climbed to a new highest point since the early spring of 2022 against the euro. It is now 5.5% stronger than this time last year and around 7% stronger than the average of the past five years. Exchange rates have a tendency to revert back to...


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USD: Inflation reading the week’s big event

The dollar’s rises have been notable since the election result on Wednesday, but hardly spectacular. That’s partly because of the US Federal Reserve’s dovish 25bp interest rate cut and comments from its boss Jerome Powell the day after. The markets will be quiet...


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