GBP: UK retail trade falls

The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI’s) monthly distributive trades rose to -9 in June from -10 in May. Sadly, this still pointed to a decline in retail trade as inflation remains at a historical high. However, the CBI expect sales volumes to stabilize in July...


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Pound on good monthly footing

Despite little movement yesterday, the pound appears to have made significant gains against the euro and US dollar this month, strengthening by around 1.20% and 3% respectively. The EUR/USD rate continued to fluctuate yesterday ahead of European Central Bank (ECB)...


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USD – Stock futures edge higher

US stock futures edged higher this morning as we begin the final week in June. Future contracts tied to the three major indexes were all up by at least 0.2%. For more on currencies and currency risk management strategies, please get in touch with your Smart Currency...


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EUR – Private sector contractions

On Friday last week, economists digested figures from the HCBO France Composite PMI which dropped to 47.3 in June, from 51.2 in May. It was a similar story for the German composite PMI, which dropped to 50.8 in June, down from 53.9 in May. These figures signalled a...


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