Big Few Weeks Ahead For May
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- January 2, 2019
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Theresa May urged MPs to back her Brexit deal, promising that it would allow the country to “turn a corner” and let the government focus on solving domestic problems such as housing and a skill shortage. May made the appeal in a New Year’s message little more than two weeks before a make-or-break vote in […]
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Pound Continues Losses
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- December 21, 2018
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Sterling has dropped off over after the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and warned about the risks of a no-deal Brexit, with the British currency initially trading higher thanks to better-than-expected retail sales and a weaker dollar. The BoE said Brexit uncertainty had “intensified considerably” over the last month and that falling […]
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Retail Sales Above Forecast
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- December 20, 2018
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Sterling gained nearly half a percent against a weakened dollar today, as traders prepared for British retail sales data and the Bank of England’s interest rate decision. Analysts put most of the pound’s buoyancy down to dollar weakness, with the U.S. currency struggling after the Federal Reserve struck a more dovish tone on monetary policy […]
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Inflation Lower
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- December 19, 2018
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Headline inflation data is showed a decline to 2.3 percent for the month of November from 2.4 percent previously and edging towards a 2 percent target in the coming years by the Bank of England. A sharp fall in inflation could have had further weigh on market expectations of a rate hike. Money markets are […]
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Brexit Vote Rescheduled For January
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- December 18, 2018
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The pound edged off 20-month lows yesterday as British Prime Minister Theresa May rescheduled a delayed vote in parliament on her Brexit plan for mid-January. Sterling, trading at $1.26, inched higher as May confirmed the vote – postponed last week in the face of deep opposition – would happen in the week starting on Jan. […]
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Second Referendum?
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- December 17, 2018
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The pound hovered near 18 month lows this morning, with reports that more politicians are calling for a second Brexit referendum. With British Prime Minister Theresa May facing deadlock in parliament over her deal to leave the European Union and the bloc offering little so far, calls for a second referendum are growing louder. It […]
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Market Update
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- December 14, 2018
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Sterling fell more than half a percent to this morning after Prime Minister Theresa May returned from a visit to Brussels, where she attempted to win assurances from the European Union over her Brexit withdrawal agreement. The trip, which has been cast by opponents as a failure, has not gone down well in currency markets, […]
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Brexit Back On Track
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- December 13, 2018
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Theresa May was set to ask European leaders for help today after a mutiny by more than a third of her MPs failed to unseat her but left parliament heading for deadlock over Brexit. May won the backing of 200 Conservative members of parliament in the high-stakes secret vote while 117 dissented, far from the […]
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Vote Of No Confidence – Vote 6PM Tonight
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- December 12, 2018
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Sterling continues to be volatile after Britain’s justice minister said the government would have to delay Article 50 – Britain’s notice to withdraw from the European Union – if Prime Minister Theresa May lost a no-confidence vote. The British currency plunged to a 20-month low of $1.2477 overnight after lawmakers in May’s Conservative party managed […]
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Sterling Bounces Back
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- December 11, 2018
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Sterling tumbled to its weakest since April 2017 yesterday after Prime Minister Theresa May pulled a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal with the European Union, panicking investors about deepening political uncertainty in Britain. May said on Monday she was delaying the planned vote as her deal would likely be rejected “by a significant margin”. […]
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