GBP: Economists await BoE announcement

The pound soared to fresh 2023 highs against the euro and dollar in mid-July before stalling, but the Bank of England’s Thursday interest rate decision could revitalize said rally should a smaller rate hike please investors. GBP/USD: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1...


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Steady pound ahead of BoE interest rate decision

After an exciting week of two interest rate hikes from the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve, the pound starts this week 0.75% up on the euro. It remains largely unchanged against the US dollar ahead of the Bank of England’s interest rate decision on...


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USD: American GDP and durable goods orders impress

The US dollar surged upwards yesterday following excellent economic data. In one day it gained around 1.5% against the pound and euro and almost double that against the Australian dollar. New orders for US manufactured durable goods increased 4.7% in June 2023, the...


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EUR: Lagarde’s equivocation sinks euro

The single currency lost out against most major currencies yesterday following “marginally doveish” comments from the ECB president Christine Lagarde yesterday, even after they raised interest rates to their highest level in Europe for 22 years. Before that, Spanish...


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