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EUR: German consumer mood bright

The euro mirrored sterling’s strong performance against the greenback yesterday. It’s not been since March that the key German consumer confidence survey – the ZEW – has been this high. The index rose by almost 5 points more than had been expected. It’s now at...


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GBP: Wage growth eases

The pound responded positively to cooling inflation data on both sides of the Atlantic and is now up by almost 2 cents against the US dollar. The pace of UK wage increases eased slightly in the three months to September as hiring slowed, the ONS reported. Excluding...


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Inflation falls on both sides of the Atlantic

The pound gained more than two cents against the US dollar yesterday and is now up 1.5% from where it began the week. This morning’s figures showed that UK inflation fell to 4.6% in October from 6.7% last month, its lowest level since 2021 and marking the largest...


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USD: Fed to cut rates early?

The dollar was the worst performer of the major currencies yesterday, slipping by 0.35% against the pound. New interest rate predictions from major banks forecast that the Federal Reserve will make deep interest rate cuts over the next two years as inflation continues...


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EUR: Strong day for euro (except against pound)

The euro gained against all but the pound yesterday. There hasn’t been a great deal of economic data for the markets to chew on, but that changes today. Later this morning we will see the latest quarterly GDP figures for the eurozone. If, as expected, this shows...


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