Euro weakened against the pound yesterday, as Nigel Farage announced that the Brexit Party would not be standing in any seats the Conservative Party already holds. Meanwhile, the ECB’s council is calling for changes in decision-making, as Christine…
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The pound strengthened yesterday on news that the Brexit Party would not stand candidates in any of the 317 seats that were won by the Conservative Party in the 2017 general election. Sterling was boosted against both the…
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The pound has started the day up against the euro, after the Brexit Party announced that it would not field candidates for any seats held by the Conservative Party in the 2017 election. It makes a hung parliament…
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The dollar rose to a three-week high on Friday, despite uncertainty surrounding US-China trade talks. President Trump said that he did not agree to scrap tariffs on Chinese goods, following reports that US and Chinese officials had agreed…
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Poor economic performance and worries over a slowdown – as well as uncertainty over Brexit – are continuing to keep the euro in a low range against the pound, while it also ended yesterday down against the dollar.…
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The pound was strong against the euro but dipped against the dollar on Friday. It recovered from Thursday’s losses following the Bank of England’s announcement, however, was down overall on the week as the markets awaited general election…
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After a relatively strong week for the pound last week, the markets are awaiting this morning’s GDP data releases, expected to show a return to positive figures quarter-on-quarter. Poor economic performance in the eurozone helped to keep the…
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It’s been a dismal week for weather in the UK, and one in which the so-called “dismal science”, economics, has been very much to the fore too. Future economists will have fun analysing the results of a decade…
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