EUR: Euro weathers PMI downgrade

It was a sea of green for the single currency yesterday despite downgrades almost across the board for PMI. Will that survive the inflation and unemployment numbers this morning though? Pessimistic business leaders would suggest a rise in unemployment is imminent....


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GBP: Slow start to the week

The chancellor made it through Monday without any more wheels falling off the Budget and the markets responded with a generally positive day for sterling. Coming up tomorrow we have the UK’s final Services PMI result. GBP/USD past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1...


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GBP: House and shop prices in the spotlight

The pound remains around 1% stronger against the US dollar compared to this time last week and 0.25% up on the euro. We’ve got some interesting price data tomorrow including the British Retail Consortium (BRC) shop inflation level and the Nationwide House Price...


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Budget scrutiny continues

After strengthening after the Budget and staying strong for the rest of the week, things have started to look a little shaky for sterling – not unlike reaction to the Budget itself. While the chancellor is defending herself against claims that she misled the public...


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