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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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- February 16, 2023
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The USD dipped slightly this morning, giving up some of its gains from yesterday but is still keeping GBP struggling to break the 1.21 area and the EUR just about hanging on to 1.07. U.S Retail Sales rebounded sharply in January after two straight months of declining figures, rising 3% on the month when compared […]
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- February 15, 2023
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Yesterday we saw UK Employment data release above expectation, which saw GBP climb above both Dollar & Euro. 34K more jobs above forecast and unemployment remained unmoved at 3.7%. Average earnings however dropped by 0.3% below forecast to 5.9%. Today we had UK Core inflation data released this morning, which come out 0.4% better than forecast at […]
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- 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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- 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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- January 4, 2023
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The dollar fell this morning, losing out to commodities currencies like the Australian dollar and against the euro, which got a lift from a raft of data that suggested European inflation may finally have peaked. The dollar was already under pressure from investors who have grown more optimistic over the prospect that China’s relaxation of […]
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- December 15, 2022
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UK inflation for November surprisingly dropped lower than expected, coming in at 10.7% from a 40 year high of over 11%, mainly due to a fall in fuel prices which were up 17.2% year on year in November which was a drop from the 22.2% increase we saw year on year in October. Inflation however […]
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- December 2, 2022
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The pound climbed to its highest level against the dollar since June as the US greenback weakened on expectations of an interest rate hike slowdown. The British currency touched $1.23, having bounced back from its record low of around $1.03 two months ago after the chaos of Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. The move higher will help […]
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- December 1, 2022
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USD continues to fall against it’s major currency pairs after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated a slowdown of rate increases may come as soon as their next meeting on December 14th. Up until now, The U.S central bank has raised interest rates by 75 basis points at each of it’s last 4 meetings, but […]
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- November 29, 2022
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Sterling gained against the dollar this morning as the safe-haven greenback fell against most currencies as market sentiment improved on hopes that China would ease its strict COVID-19 curbs. The British currency in recent weeks has been more responsive to broad shifts in risk sentiment than the European common currency, and the pound also gained […]
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