Currency markets gear up for big data week

Sterling is approaching the mid-point of February very close to where it started the month against the euro but having gained a good 1% over the course of last week. While the news reports have focused on Friday’s official GDP data showing that the UK is not in...


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EUR: German inflation rises

The single currency enjoyed a positive day overall, apart from against sterling where it saw a modest decline over the course of the day, despite a positive afternoon session. The annual German inflation rate was seen to be fractionally higher than last month but...


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GBP: Market unreactive to recession dodge

Sterling’s recovery this week came to a halt at around the time that the most dovish member of the Bank of England’s nine interest rate setters, Silvana Tenreyo, was telling parliament that interest rates are already too high. However, the pound remains well ahead of...


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