Did you enjoy the TV election debate last night? Yesterday the pound drifted away from the six-month high it was enjoying at the start of the week, but only fractionally. We know that the pound has been moving…
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The dollar weakened yesterday as reports on the progress of US-China trade talks cast doubts over whether a phase one deal will be reached. A report suggested that there is pessimism in Beijing due to President Trump’s reluctance…
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Sterling strengthened to a new six-month high yesterday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to deliver Brexit on time at the annual CBI conference. He also set out plans to put corporation tax cuts on hold and said…
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On a quiet day for economic data, the focus in the Eurozone has been on a series of speeches, with the ECB’s Philip Lane telling a conference yesterday that the ECB is ‘not at a limit as of…
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Continued optimism around the upcoming election helped to push sterling to a six-month high yesterday, as opinion polls show the government is set to return with a majority. The week has started with few economic releases, and much…
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The dollar was weak against the pound and the euro at the end of last week. Despite this, retail sales rose 0.3% from a month earlier in October 2019, reversing a 0.3% drop in September and beating market…
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Election optimism in the UK is continuing to put pressure on the euro, which remains down against the pound. Inflation in the eurozone continued to shrink for the fifth month running, according to figures released this morning. Meanwhile,…
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Sterling strengthened against the dollar at the end of last week on news that Brexit Party candidates stood down from over 40 seats held by the Conservative Party. This has been seen as a move to increase the…
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