by Ryan Morrison | Apr 16, 2026
The European Central Bank publishes the internal notes from its March meeting this afternoon – the first detailed look at how rate-setters in Frankfurt debated the oil shock behind closed doors. The final eurozone inflation figure for March confirms prices rising at...
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by Ryan Morrison | Apr 16, 2026
February’s growth figure is the last clean measure of how the UK economy was doing before the Iran conflict added a new layer of pressure on energy bills and the cost of living. The Bank of England meets on 30 April and a rate cut is firmly off the table – but...
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by Ryan Morrison | Apr 16, 2026
Pakistan’s military chief is in Tehran today. That might sound a long way from the pound, the euro or your exchange rate – but his mission is as close to good news as markets have seen in weeks: a fresh round of talks aimed at extending the Iran ceasefire before...
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by Jonathan Cook | Apr 15, 2026
Renewed hopes that the war in the Middle East was drawing to an end sent the pound close to it strongest level in two weeks against the euro to begin Wednesday. The Strait of Hormuz remains a point of contention, although President Trump suggested talks between the...
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by Jonathan Cook | Apr 15, 2026
The US dollar was weakened anyway before March’s PPI report cemented that trend. Producer prices increased by 0.5% in March, far below the 1.3% expected. Goods prices and the annualised rate of price increases both came in at their highest levels since 2023. EUR/USD:...
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