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USD: Dollar calm ahead of inflation

The charts may all have been green for the US dollar yesterday but the gains were not huge as an abnormally unresponsive period continued, against the euro and sterling at least. On Friday we will get the latest inflation data for the...


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EUR: Losses for euro, except against sterling

It’s been a negative week or so for the euro and that continued yesterday, although it has since been reversed against the pound. We’ve got ECB president Christine Lagarde talking this evening, but it’s all pretty quiet until the PMI readings on...


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GBP: Sterling hit by inflation data

There was little movement yesterday for the pound as the long run of stability continued. But this morning’s inflation result caused an immediate sell-off, and there is plenty more data coming down the track in the days...


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Core inflation fall hits sterling

Inflation has just been revealed to have stayed stable at 3.8% in September. The impact on exchange rates was to send the pound into an immediate tailspin, and it’s certainly one to watch. The 3.8% remains well above the 2% Bank of England (BoE) inflation target, but...


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USD: Data at last

The US dollar will finally be influenced by some cold, hard economic data. Despite the government shutdown, the American economy will report inflation figures on Friday. Those figures may have an outsized impact given the scarcity of other reference points. EUR/USD:...


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