GBP: Manufacturing orders down for the fifth consecutive month
Yesterday the Confederation of British Industry said they don’t expect any let-up in the touch trading environment in early 2023.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2022
GBP / EUR
▲ 0.18%
1.1676
A transfer of €300,000 would cost
£472 less
today than yesterday.
GBP / USD
▼ 0.14%
1.3450
A transfer of $350,000 would cost
£375 more
today than yesterday.
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Jeremy Hunt to share tax and spending plans on 15 March 2023
Yesterday markets heard the business climate indicator for Germany rose for a third consecutive month in December to 88.6, above market expectations of 87.4.
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Sterling’s slide a warning for buyers
Sterling starts the week having lost all of its gains from the past month against the euro. Although it remains well ahead of the lows of autumn and above the five-year average, last week will have given anyone committed…
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USD: Up on last week’s pound
The US dollar made a marginal recovery on Friday against the pound following interest rate decisions from the Bank of England.
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EUR: euro starts the week on steady ground
Following the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates to 2.5% from 2% last week, alongside relatively hawkish comments from ECB president Christine Lagarde, the euro saw a significant boost against the pound on Thursday, which continued…
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GBP: pound feeling the result of last week
The end of last week saw sterling fall significantly – almost 2% - against the euro and dollar. This was due to a relatively dovish approach from the Bank of England on interest rates compared to other central…
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Pound yet to recover from last week’s losses
The pound has yet to recover from last Thursday’s losses against the euro and US dollar following the interest rate decisions from the Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB under Christine Lagarde is…
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USD: Dollar rises (but shoppers keep it in their wallets)
The US dollar’s recovery has outpaced even the euro’s this week, with a gain of 2% against the pound, almost that much against the Japanese yen and 0.5% against the euro.
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