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EUR: Euro on the slide

The euro weakened across the board yesterday, although by less than 0.5% against major rivals. Yesterday wholesale prices in Germany were revealed to be dropping by 2.8% per year, and shortly we’ll hear the ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for Germany, one of the most...


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GBP: Earnings data boosts sterling

Sterling strengthened against all but the US dollar yesterday, most notably against the euro. The employment and earnings data caused a brief flurry in the markets this morning, with a mixed result. Unemployment shot up, as might be expected after successive interest...


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Jobs and wages data boosts sterling

The pound staged a minor recovery yesterday afternoon against the euro, gaining around a third of a cent. Against the US dollar, sterling recovered from a midday dip to end the day level. There was no data of note yesterday from the UK, but this morning we have heard...


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EUR: German wholesale prices fall

Germany’s wholesale prices dropped 2.8% from a year earlier in July. This marks the fourth consecutive month of decline, after a 2.9% fall in June. The driving force for this decline came from petroleum products which fell...


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