EUR: Positive end to week for euro

It was all green on the charts for the euro yesterday, with large gains on the various sinking dollars. There is a real dearth of data next week, and we have to wait until the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) on Friday for anything very meaty. EUR/USD past year 1 Min 5...


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GBP: Markets look to inflation data next week

The gains for sterling were against the various dollars yesterday – with surges against the Australian, Canadian and US dollars. It’s a quiet end to the week for data but the big event of next week is inflation on Wednesday. No respite from the current high levels of...


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Economic growth, but no lift off for sterling

Economic growth, but no lift off for sterling

There’s been no mistaking the recent direction of travel for the pound against the euro. Having lost close to 4% since the start of summer, the past two weeks have seen GBP/EUR trying and failing to gain lift off. Yesterday was another such day, with a sharp rise and...


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USD: Trade war enters the kitchen

The US and China traded barbs over several economically significant foodstuffs yesterday. China responded to rising trade tensions with a threat to cease buying American soybeans. President Trump countered that by suggesting his nation might stop buying Chinese...


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EUR: Industry and euro fall

A minor industrial output survey was the highlight of a quiet day for the euro, which saw early gains against the pound slip away into a third-cent loss. In that survey, manufacturing output fell by 1.2% in August, better than the predicted 2.2% decline but a sharp...


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