GBP: Pound returns to heights

After a brief dip on Wednesday, the pound bounced back up to those 2½ year highs yesterday. There isn’t a great deal of data coming down the wire today, but next week starts with a final result for quarterly GDP and some data on mortgages approvals, which are expected...


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USD: Dollar weakens again

It was all downhill for the dollar again yesterday, with between 0.5% and 1% drops against some major rivals. Later today we’ll be getting a report that measures underlying inflation – the US core PCE price index – plus data on personal spending, which is expected to...


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EUR: Mixed fortunes for euro

It was a mixed day for the euro yesterday, with losses against sterling and the Australian dollar but close to 0.5% growth against the US dollar. EUR/USD past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1 MthFrom To...


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EUR: Lagarde to speak this afternoon

This afternoon, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde and other policymakers are due to speak in Frankfurt at the eighth annual ESRB conference, ‘New Frontiers in Macroprudential Policy’. EUR/USD: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1...


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