by Charles Purdy | Dec 20, 2023
I’m not sure if central bankers do high-fives, but there will certainly be a few thumbs up in the Bank of England WhatsApp chat this morning as inflation beat all expectations to fall to 3.9% this morning. Great news for some people, including those hoping for an...
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 20, 2023
The US dollar fell against its major rivals to end Tuesday’s session down by seven-tenths of a per cent against the pound and around 0.5% against the euro. GBP/EUR made marginal gains as markets continued their wait for UK inflation figures. This morning’s release...
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 20, 2023
The US dollar fell against both the pound and the euro in Tuesday’s session. Markets interpreted last week’s Federal Reserve meeting as a dovish pivot, although Jerome Powell did not seem entirely convinced the battle against inflation was over. There may be some more...
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 20, 2023
This morning investors heard that the GfK consumer climate indicator for Germany rose to -25 heading into January, from -27.6 in December. This is the highest morale has been since August amid notable rises in income expectations and propensity to buy. The eurozone...
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by Jonathan Cook | Dec 20, 2023
Sterling recorded gains against its rival currencies on Tuesday as markets ramped up bets that stubborn inflation would force the Bank of England to be slower to cut interest rates. UK consumers have been relatively resilient to rate increases, but a good test of that...
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