USD: A volatile stock market

There was volatility on the US stock market as The Dow lost an almost 200-point gain and crossed into negative territory. Economists believe this may have been buoyed by dip-buying strategies and gloomy prospect of a recession. In corporate America, Tesla fell almost...


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EUR: German inflation eases

The German inflation rate fell from 10% in November to 8.6% in December 2022. This rate was below market forecasts of 9.1% and reflects the lowest rate Germany has seen since August last year when the government’s initiative to lower household natural gas bills came...


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GBP: Steady pound at week start

As market doors opened yesterday, the pound made marginal losses against the US dollar but quickly regained its strength throughout the course of the day. Today, we will hear BoE consumer credit and mortgage lending figures for December which could impact the pound’s...


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Testing times for US dollar at start of year 

The pound and euro lost sharply against the US dollar at the start of trading yesterday but have recovered those losses this morning. Rail strikes continued to wreak havoc on Tuesday morning. While issues remain to be sorted, Downing Street expressed optimism that a...


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EUR: Global services PMI to rise

The eurozone’s services PMI which tracks variables such as sales, employment, inventories and prices is expected to rise to in Wednesday’s release, in line with preliminary estimates. The final PMI data is expected to reveal that in December, the S&P...


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