Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- March 24, 2023
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This morning we had the UK retail sales data released, which rose for the second consecutive month in February by 1.2%m/m, following a 0.9% rise in January (revised from 0.5%). Indeed, the outturn was stronger than expectations of 0.4%, and the market consensus of a 0.2% rise. Despite the positive start to 2023, the downward […]
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- March 22, 2023
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UK Core Inflation and Inflation Rate YoY (FEB) was forecast to drop by 0.1% (5.7%) and 0.2% (9.9%) respectively, but came in much higher at 6.2% and 10.4%, respectively. MoM inflation also rose by 0.5% to 1.1%. This will pose a big question for the BoE as a double-digit inflation may require more than the […]
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- March 20, 2023
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The markets have been all over the place since the closure of SVB last week, which was joined by 5 other small banks as the week went on. The latest issue on the cards is Credit Suisse who are having problems, the issue with this is that Credit Suisse is very much one of the […]
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Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, UK, Uncategorised
- March 17, 2023
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Pound Sterling continued to gain against the Euro after the ECB raised rates as expects but were not clear on the direction going forward. In the UK today the only bit of data to be released is the quarterly Bank of England/Ipsos Inflation Attitudes Survey which will provide an update on latest household inflation expectations. […]
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Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Brexit, Currency, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, GBP, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- March 14, 2023
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Workers across the UK are getting less money in their pockets at the end of every month as regular pay in real terms fell by 2.4% in November to January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rate of UK unemployment stayed at 3.7% — the same as in the previous three-month period […]
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- March 10, 2023
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UK GDP grew by 0.3% month by month in January compared to December’s drop of 0.5%. It’s the service sector that carried this gain, while manufacturing dropped off for January. Yesterday’s release of continuing and initial jobless claims from the US showed an increase of people applying for unemployment benefits. This is release on […]
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- Posted by currencies in Bank of England, Dollar, Economy, election, EUR, Fed, Inflation, Prime Minister, Rate Cuts, Retail Sales, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- March 7, 2023
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Expectations are the pound will struggle to gain any momentum against the Euro over the coming days. Currency analysts believe the decline for the GBP/EUR is due to issues facing the economy and the Bank of England’s stance on monetary policy, both of which are unlikely to reverse anytime soon. A subdued economic outlook and […]
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Market Update
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- March 3, 2023
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A week filled with inflation data from nations in Europe, was summarised yesterday when we saw core inflation, excluding food and energy, data from EU. It rose to 5.6% in comparison to market expectations of 5.3%. This is evidence that an increase in energy prices has affected other areas and contributing to increased price levels […]
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- March 1, 2023
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This week saw Pound gain strength against the Euro (0.2%) as well as the Dollar (0.76%), following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a deal with the EU to amend the original Northern Ireland Protocol. This should help resolve some of the tension caused by 2020 post-Brexit arrangements relating to Northern Irelands open border with the […]
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Market Update
- Posted by currencies in Bremain, coronavirus, Dollar, Economy, EUR, Fed, Inflation, Rate Cuts, Sterling, UK, Uncategorised
- 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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