by Charles Purdy | Nov 18, 2024
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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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2024
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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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2024
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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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2024
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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by Charles Purdy | Nov 18, 2024
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. Last week ended with GDP data...
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