All Eyes On Thursday
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- June 6, 2017
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In Britain, the latest opinion poll, by Survation for ITV television, showed Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the opposition Labour Party holding at just 1 percentage point ahead of the election. The dollar hit a six-week low against the safe-haven yen on Tuesday as caution mounted ahead of Britain’s election, a European Central Bank […]
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Sterling – Volatile week ahead
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- June 5, 2017
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Sterling recovered ground today after falling half a cent against the dollar in early Asian deals as traders reacted to another militant attack over the weekend in London ahead of Britain’s national election this week. Saturday’s attack – the third in England in three months. Sterling has wobbled over the past two weeks, with investors’ […]
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UK Construction & Manufacturing Boost UK Economy
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- June 2, 2017
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British construction activity grew at its fastest rate since the end of 2015 last month, as a pick-up in housebuilding helped builders shake off a lack lustre start to the year, a survey showed this morning. The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) jumped to 56.0 from 53.1, its highest since December 2015 and above […]
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Sterling Fully focused on election
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- June 1, 2017
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Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain’s June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political turmoil just as formal Brexit talks begin. The YouGov model suggested May would lose 20 seats and her 17-seat working majority in the 650-seat British parliament, though other […]
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Pound declines – Latest YouGov poll shows no majority election win
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- May 31, 2017
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The British pound dropped today after a new poll found that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party risks falling short of an overall majority in the June 8 national election. New constituency-by-constituency modeling by YouGov showed the Conservative Party might lose 20 of the 330 seats it holds while the opposition Labour Party could […]
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Sterling rises as investors ignore the polls
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- May 30, 2017
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Sterling rose against the dollar on Tuesday, with investors shrugging off opinion polls showing British Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the Labour opposition narrowing less than two weeks before a general election. The pound has risen nearly 4 percent since May called a snap election for June, as investors bet a then-predicted landslide majority […]
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Sterling falls as latest poll shows PM lead is cut further
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- May 26, 2017
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Sterling fell on Friday after a poll showed a narrowing lead for British Prime Minister Theresa May over her opposition ahead of elections next month, while weakness in oil prices dragged on commodity-linked currencies. In a sign that the June 8 election could be more closely contested than previously thought, a YouGov poll published on […]
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UK GDP grows at slowest pace in a year
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- May 25, 2017
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Britain’s economy slowed more than previously thought in the first three months of 2017 as rising inflation boosted by last year’s Brexit vote took a toll on household spending, official figures showed on Thursday. Just two weeks before Britons go to the polls in an early election called by Prime Minister Theresa May, the Office […]
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Sterling Stayed Subdued
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- May 24, 2017
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Sterling stayed subdued, hovering below seven month-highs against the dollar as investors awaited further developments in Britain’s suspended election campaign after a suicide bombing rocked the English city of Manchester. Britain’s main political parties agreed to suspend campaigning ahead of the June 8 election until further notice following Monday night’s explosion in Manchester that killed […]
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Sterling Slips After Manchester Terror Attack
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- May 23, 2017
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The pound slipped on Tuesday following a suicide bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena, the most deadly attack in the UK in a decade. Police raised the death toll to 22 and said children were among those killed. A total of 59 people were left injured in the blast. Sterling slipped […]
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