Pound boosted by GDP, gains over 1%

Sterling recovered strongly over the course of yesterday, gaining around 0.75% against the US, Canadian and Australian dollars and half of that against the euro. That has been boosted further this morning by news that the economy grew by 0.3% between December and...


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USD: All eyes on unemployment data

The department of Labor will release its initial jobless claims data at 1:30pm UK time. The data will provide clues on how many Americans filed for unemployment insurance for the first time over the past week. Initial jobless claims will be a key release for many...


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EUR: Quiet day for eurozone data

Like the UK, the eurozone will also be quiet on the data front today. The momentum resumes on Friday with Spanish retail sales, Italy’s PPI and a speech from the president of the European central bank, Christine Lagarde. In its last meeting, hawkish ECB...


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GBP: GDP takes the spotlight tomorrow

On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will release the latest monthly and yearly GDP figures, which will give markets an idea of the change in the total value of all goods and services produced by the UK’s economy. The previous figures fell by 0.5%...


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