by Julian Benson | Sep 1, 2023
Euro Area inflation remained unchanged from July’s 5.3% rate this month, higher than expectations of 5.0%. While the avoidance of rising inflation is good news for the Euro Area, the rate remains two and a half times higher than the ECB’s 2.0%...
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by Julian Benson | Sep 1, 2023
Speaking in Cape Town yesterday, Huw Pill presented two options to control UK inflation, recommending the Table Mountain model which would have interest rates rise sharply and come down at a faster rate. Speaking at the South African Reserve Bank’s Biennial...
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by Julian Benson | Sep 1, 2023
The pound lost 0.5% against the US dollar yesterday as a string of US data renewed the greenback’s strength. However, compared to this time last week, the pound is just under 1.0% higher. Sterling may feel pressure today as all eyes turn to US labour market reports,...
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by Julian Benson | Aug 31, 2023
Tomorrow morning, US investors will receive the latest non-farm payrolls, which reflect the number of jobs in the private sector and government and is forecast to have created 180,000 jobs in August. For more on currencies and currency risk management strategies,...
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by Julian Benson | Aug 31, 2023
France’s consumer price inflation rose to 4.8% year-on-year in August, up from 4.3% in July and exceeding expectations of 4.6%. At 10am (UK time) this morning, economists will receive data on inflation for the Euro...
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