GBP: BoE to give several speeches today

The Bank of England (BoE) have a number of speeches scheduled in today, with the first being from the Bank’s deputy governor for markets, Dave Ramsden at 10:45am. After raising interest its highest level since 1989 in the BoE’s November meeting,...


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Pound hits three-week high against euro

Markets saw the pound hit a three-week high against the euro yesterday due to a cocktail of contributing factors. Some of these included better than expected PMI data, the Supreme Court’s ruling against a Scottish independence referendum and the PM’s...


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Why wait for a recession?

Sterling hit its highest point against the euro for three weeks yesterday, and remains at its strongest against the US dollar since the summer. Waiting for the imminent recession and its effect on the exchange rates is like, as they say, waiting for the second shoe to...


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USD: Markets await key data

This afternoon, US markets will receive data on the EIA oil stocks and imports which could have a knock-on effect on the economy. Markets will also receive statistics on durable goods orders for October which are forecast to remain steady. For more on currencies and...


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