UK services optimism boosts pound

Sterling has staged a bit of a recovery over the past 24 hours, strengthening mildly or remaining stable against the various dollars and the euro. This is despite a woeful picture from British manufacturing in yesterday’s S&P Global manufacturing PMI figures. The...


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USD: Dollar in fresh surge

The dollar carried all before it yesterday as the outlook for Europe’s economy fell. It has reached a new 20-year against the euro and post-pandemic high against sterling. Stocks around the world fell, especially tech and consumer stocks such as Amazon, Netflix and...


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EUR: Gas fears chill single currency

The single currency fell below parity against the US dollar as fears for the European economy this winter grew, and it has remained there this morning. The euro also fell against sterling, and that has continued this morning. That may change as German manufacturing...


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