Christine Lagarde made her first major speech since taking up post at the ECB, calling on a ‘European renewal’, in which Europe needs to reposition itself amid a climate of global uncertainty. She acknowledged the ‘persistent’ uncertainty impacting…
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The pound is strong against the dollar and euro this morning as Boris Johnson promised to "get Brexit done" whilst launching the Conservative Party manifesto. Speaking in Telford, he said, "Get Brexit done and we shall see a…
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The pound is strong this morning as Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his promise to "get Brexit done" during the launch of the Conservative Party manifesto at the weekend.
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Even Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson admitted at the weekend that a Conservative Party majority was the most likely result in two and a half week’s time. Rare candour in a politician at election time, although there is…
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The dollar weakened slightly yesterday as US-China trade talks came into focus. Chinese officials have invited US trade negotiators to Beijing for another round of face-to-face talks in Beijing as part of continued efforts to strike a phase…
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Euro ended the day down against the pound, with optimism over the result of the upcoming UK election keeping the latter stronger. Eurozone consumer confidence figures came in just above expectations at -7.2 – still firmly in negative…
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Sterling was strong yesterday against both the euro and the dollar as election campaigning continues. The Labour Party released their manifesto, which set out plans for a windfall tax on oil firms, scrapping a rise in the state…
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Sterling is still looking strong against the euro, as optimism surrounding the election continues. So far, polls continue to point to a majority for the Conservative Party, although there is always an element of risk.
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