The pound is slightly weaker this morning after the latest poll showed a slimmer Conservative lead, raising the possibility of a hung parliament.
There was a lot of positive news from the eurozone yesterday, after economic sentiment figures unexpectedly leapt to their highest point since early 2018. Today is light on European data, and we will likely see much speculation on the upcoming ECB meeting and, of course, the UK election.
Today will be a busy day in the US, with inflation data and the conclusion of the Feder Reserve’s policy meeting.
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