GBP: BoE Bailey to speak later today

After weakening since the beginning of the week, the pound is slightly stronger against the euro but still trading around lower levels against the dollar. It was weighed down by dollar and euro strength, as well as Brexit woes. The UK government tabled a bill on...


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Central bankers to speak at ECB forum today

Today, a panel discussion featuring European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will take place at the ECB’s annual conference on central banking in Sintra, Portugal. The markets...


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GBP and EUR both face ‘fragmentation’

Sterling has weakened against the US dollar and strengthened against the euro over the last couple of days, following the recent pattern. Comparing the performance of both GBP and EUR against the US dollar, both are down almost 12% over the past year. To be fair, all...


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USD: Dollar stable

The US dollar has slipped against most currencies over the past 24 hours – even the pound – but remains slightly up on the week against sterling and the Australian and New Zealand dollars. Yesterday’s Durable Goods Orders data confounded expectations, rising by 0.7%....


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