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EUR: Euro on the upturn in quiet day

The euro had a positive day, despite a dearth of market-moving data. Italian inflation has fallen significantly, to 6.4%, but remains well above the eurozone average of 5.5%. There is little data today, but a final result for eurozone inflation tomorrow. Of more worry...


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GBP: Pound drifting

Sterling has begun to drift against most major rivals. Although holding on to some of the gains of last week, at least against USD, it has failed to build on the strength given it by the UK’s worse performance on combatting inflation. Tomorrow will be all about the...


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Little movement on markets as inflation data looms

Sterling drifted yesterday against the US dollar and euro, but the movements were small and the start of the week has had a feeling of waiting for bigger news. That news will come tomorrow with the inflation data, and rarely has been a number more keenly awaited by...


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USD: Major US banks report a profitable quarter

On Friday, US bank Wells Fargo reported a 57% rise in profits in the second quarter of 2023 as it earned more interest from customer payments. JP Morgan reported a 67% increase in net income since this time last year but spoke out about having to set aside funds to...


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EUR: 2.5% gained on USD last week

After a rocky start to the week, the euro gained over 2.5% against the US dollar last week amid rumours of a sour US market and a lack of EU data. On Friday, the rate rose to an 11-month high against the greenback.


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