Sterling wobbles as UK GDP falls sharply

GBP/EUR lost around a third of a per cent this morning on the back of the UK’s weaker than expected GDP figures. Sterling was down around two-tenths of a per cent against the US dollar, a fall that began yesterday on the back of sticky US inflation data. UK...


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USD: Sticky inflation

The US dollar made small gains against major rivals yesterday, although its progress did not seem to be driven by anything concrete.   Today’s inflation reads are expected to show that decreases to both the cut and core rates slowed somewhat in November. Given...


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EUR: Bobbing along for now

The euro fell slightly against the US dollar while trading mostly flat against the pound in yesterday’s session.  It was a relatively sleepy start to the week for the euro market. Without much data to analyse, markets will keep an eye on the ZEW Economic Sentiment...


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GBP: Wage growth moderates

GBP/EUR briefly climbed even higher on Monday, before it settled back into similar levels from last week. That’s still around the highest it’s been in three months.  UK unemployment figures dipped down slightly, but the more significant read was probably the decline...


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UK unemployment and wage growth slow

Sterling started the week on the front foot, as GBP/EUR briefly climbed higher yesterday before falling back to around parity with last week’s levels. The US dollar gained around two-tenths of a per cent against the euro yesterday while GBP/USD was essentially...


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