GBP: GDP figures released this morning

The pound weakened to its lowest level in over a week against the dollar yesterday and was largely unchanged against the euro. This is mostly due to ongoing dollar strength since the Federal Reserve announced a shift in policy during its last meeting. In contrast to...


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Pound weaker against dollar

The pound is weaker against the dollar and mostly unchanged against the euro this morning. GDP figures for the UK were released earlier, showing that the economy shrank by 1.6% in the first quarter of this year due to the reintroduction of COVID-19 restrictions....


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USD: Lower risk appetite rewards dollar

The dollar strengthened against the euro and pound yesterday, and that has continued this morning, as concerns over resurgent cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant encouraged investor to seek safety in the dollar. The dollar is also being supported by the supposition...


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EUR: Europe looks for good news

The single currency suffered against the dollar yesterday although it recovered early losses against sterling. This morning we have seen positive early data on French consumer confidence – the readings being taken before last night’s Euro2020 loss, so maybe less rosy...


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