EUR: Euro wavering in the face of poor PMI

The euro has been unable to establish any clear direction against the pound over the past week, having declined fairly sharply the week before. So far this morning the euro has weakened against the US dollar by 0.3%, losing almost all of the gains it made yesterday....


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GBP: Pound strengthens ahead of BoE decision

The pound strengthened against the euro early yesterday, coming close to breaching last week’s 12-week high before slipping back by around half a cent by this morning. The trend was similar against the US dollar. Data from the UK was mixed yesterday, but the final...


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Sterling starts new month holding onto gains

Sterling has bounded into August close to its highest rate against the euro since April and against the US dollar since late June. The Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be meeting on Thursday to set a new interest rate – or, less likely, to...


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USD: Markets await PMI figures

The dollar rebounded on Friday after US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation came in higher than expected. PCE jumped 1% in June, the largest increase since 2005. This has further increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could continue to raise...


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EUR: German retail sales slump

After a dismal week last week, the euro has strengthened slightly this morning ahead of PMI data. Gas threats from Russia remain in the eurozone, weighing heavily on the euro. “A complete shutdown of gas supply from Russia to the EU now looking much more likely,” said...


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