Market Update
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- September 5, 2023
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The Pound suffered this morning, trading narrowly lower against the USD as an upbeat market mood was offset by UK recession woes. The Pound gained slightly on Monday despite a lack of major economic data. After last week’s major selloff, Sterling recouped some of its losses to open the week. An improving market mood, due […]
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Market Update
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- August 17, 2023
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Pound Sterling is still climbing against The EUR after yesterday’s positive inflation release. Inflation dropped from 7.9% down to 6.8% in the year to July, with the main contributors being a drop in prices for; Energy, Petrol & Diesel, Milk, Bread & Cheese. Keeping inflation relatively high at the moment are the price increases in […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, coronavirus, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- April 21, 2023
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This morning we see the retail sales figures released for the UK. Expectations were that it would continue to drop off, especially after seeing inflation levels stay above the 10% mark earlier in the week. U.K. retail sales dropped 0.9% during March, more than expected, as high inflation curtails household spending, having a negative impact […]
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- April 18, 2023
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Sterling extended gains above $1.24, moving closer towards an over 10-month high of $1.2546 touched on April 14, after data showed the UK labor market remained tight in the three months to February. The jobless rate edged up to 3.8% and total pay growth was unchanged at 5.9%, above forecasts of 5.1% and adding to […]
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Market Update
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- April 11, 2023
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Markets have been quiet due to the extended Easter Bank Holiday weekend- but on Friday we did have U.S NFP’s release- and though the number was better than expected, the market seems to now be in agreement that the last few months of job cuts globally will now start feeding into jobs numbers and that […]
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Market Update
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- February 27, 2023
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To recap on Friday, we saw a reduction in the initial jobless claims for the US following that the job market in the US remains strong. The dollar’s strength could continue in the near-term as US economic data support the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further, Investors now price in three […]
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Market Update
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- February 22, 2023
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Sterling rose above 1.21 against The USD & rose closer to 1.14 against The EUR after surprisingly better than expected PMI figures for The UK. Strong economical growth within the services sector in February along with lower than expected public sector borrowing were the main drivers behind the climb in GBP. The next week is […]
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Market Update
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- February 17, 2023
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Yesterday we saw US PPI (producer price inflation) reach 0.7%, its highest level in 7 months. We also had four speeches from Federal Reserve members commeting on the economic outlook for the US. Main topic was the view on inflation, unemployment and economic output. In recent weeks there has been speculations about a Fed policy pivot […]
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- Posted by currencies in coronavirus, Dollar, Economy, election, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Prime Minister, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- February 14, 2023
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UK Wages continued to climb in the UK but failed to keep pace with inflation despite the largest rise outside of the COVID pandemic. Pay, excluding bonuses, increased at an annual pace of 6.7% between October and December 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. However, when adjusted for inflation, regular pay fell by […]
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Market Update
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- January 5, 2023
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The USD edged slightly higher against GBP overnight as The Fed Reserve’s meeting minutes seemed to point towards a continuation of their hawkish stance. The minutes indicated that the central bank should eventually slow the pace of aggressive rate hikes, however The Federal Reserve are still intent on having high interest rates until further evidence […]
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