EUR: Spanish inflation sinks below ECB target

The euro had a positive day against the pound but elsewhere there was little movement and what there was, was downwards. Yesterday’s data including a downbeat reading for consumer confidence in Germany, but also a larger-than-expected fall in Italian inflation, which...


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Bailey’s comments weigh on sterling

The pound lost across the board yesterday, by close to 1% against the US dollar and half a percent against the euro, Australian and Canadian dollars, yen and yuan. There were several prompts for this, coming from different directions, including homegrown problems such...


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Sterling’s fraught summer continues…

It’s been a month of short but sharp swings in the value of sterling. The difference between the lows and the highs for GBP/EUR has been around 2% over the past month and for GBP/USD over 4%. The positive for most people with a major transaction coming up that...


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GBP: Waiting game for the pound

There’s been a lack of market-moving data in the UK this week, so the pound remains largely unchanged from Monday’s open against major rivals. Economists await further comments from the Bank of England surrounding inflation and monetary policy. GBP/USD: the past year...


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