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EUR: Spain’s unemployment rises

The euro starts today marginally lower than it did yesterday against the pound. Against the dollar, the euro is stronger this morning. We’ve just had Spain’s unemployment rate for Q3, which rose to 12.67% – higher than market predictions of 11.9%....


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USD: America’s Q3 GDP will be released at lunch

Over the course of this week, the dollar has continued to weaken against both sterling and the euro. The big data to watch out for today will be GDP for Q3 at 1:30pm UK time. In the previous quarter, the US economy contracted 0.6%, confirming that America had entered...


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If you think this has a happy ending…

Sterling had an excellent day yesterday, strengthening by over 1.5% against the US dollar and between 0.5 and 1% against most other major currencies. Both pairings are now at a six week high. To lock in that rate with a forward contract, call your trader on 020 7898...


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USD: dollar weaker against sterling and euro

Markets can expect a variety of data releases throughout the course of today, from the MBA mortgage market index at 12pm to EIA crude oil stocks change at 3:30pm. The key data to watch will be new home sales at 3pm. US home sales are expected to make a gentle fall...


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