by Julian Benson | Oct 27, 2023
New distributive trade figures from the CBI reveal that UK retail sales fell in the year to October and at a faster pace than in September. This marks the sixth consecutive month of decline, and the CBI expects sales volumes to continue the downward trend. GBP/USD:...
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by Julian Benson | Oct 27, 2023
The European Central Bank chose to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.5% in October and as a result, the euro lost 0.25% and 0.5% against the pound and US dollar, respectively. Economists were prepared for this decision but were eager to determine if ECB policymakers...
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by Julian Benson | Oct 26, 2023
The US dollar gained close to half a per cent against the pound on Wednesday, underpinned by strong manufacturing and services activity data. This morning, the US dollar matched yesterday’s gains, taking sterling to a three-week low. The pound also made marginal...
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by Julian Benson | Oct 26, 2023
In September, UK car production jumped 39.8% year-on-year to 88,230 units. This reflects the strongest month of growth this year and the best since September since 2020. GBP/USD: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1 MthFrom To...
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by Julian Benson | Oct 26, 2023
The number of people unemployed in France dropped by 15.4 thousand individuals in September 2023, to 2.812 million. This is the steepest decline in unemployment since November 2022.
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