After treading water against the US dollar and euro last week as the febrile atmosphere at Westminster calmed, somewhat, this is the week when economics comes back in force. From tomorrow, every day has something meaty for the…
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After a key job report came in much stronger than expected this week, the next test for the US economy will be this afternoon’s inflation data. Falling price pressures there would mark another sign of economic resilience, although…
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The euro hasn’t had much economic data to divert its path this week. Since Monday morning, the euro has ranged by only around half a cent against the pound and the US dollar, making it look a haven…
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It was possible to read the latest GDP print from both an optimistic and a pessimistic perspective. Happily for the pound, currency markets decided to take it in their stride, with the pound strengthening through much of the…
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An underwhelming economic performance didn’t have much of a negative impact on the pound yesterday. In fact, sterling was on course to strengthen against the euro and the US dollar until a late-afternoon downturn meant it ended Thursday…
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The pound slipped against both the euro and the dollar after this morning's growth figures came in below expectations.
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The euro is steady near recent highs against the dollar and gained ground on sterling after the GDP miss
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The dollar strengthened yesterday after the January payrolls blew past expectations.
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