EUR: Lagarde to speak later today

The euro is gaining back some ground against the dollar this morning after a poor performance last week. President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, is due to speak later today and markets will be listening for any clues about upcoming monetary policy...


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GBP: Markets look to Thursday BoE meeting

Last week the pound saw losses against both the euro and the dollar and remains relatively unchanged this morning. Sterling has seen a small gain against the greenback. Markets will be paying close attention to the Bank of England’s policy meeting on Thursday where...


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GBP: Retail sales miss market expectations

After hitting a 10-week high yesterday against the euro, the pound has since weakened following disappointing retail sales data. Sales fell by 1.4% which was far from the market prediction of an increase of 1.6%. This brings with it signs that, perhaps, consumers are...


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