UK Construction figures better than expected
Sterling and Britain’s blue chip stock index rose to a day’s high this morning after a survey showed the downturn in the construction sector was easing, boosting expectations that the […]
Sterling slips against Dollar
Sterling slipped back towards $1.30 on Tuesday on divergent expectations for monetary policy, with investors increasingly betting U.S. interest rates could rise by year-end while British rates may be cut […]
Sterling nears 3 week high
Sterling traded close to a three-week high against the dollar today and was on track for its best week in six, with worries over the economic impact of Britain’s vote […]
Sterling up this morning
Sterling inched up on today after registering its strongest week in five against the dollar, as a run of robust economic data suggested Britain’s economy was faring better than expected […]
Pound slips on the back of weak UK manufacturing data
British industrial output grew at the fastest rate since 1999 in the second quarter of this year, with “very few” respondents reporting an impact from uncertainty around June 23’s vote […]
Sterling could drop further this Thursday
The monthly survey of purchasing managers in the construction sector inched down to the lowest reading since June 2009, well into contraction territory. However, the result was better than all […]
Sterling looses ground after Martin Weale comments
Sterling hit a two-week low on Tuesday after a Bank of England policymaker suggested a batch of weak UK data had convinced him monetary policy should be eased immediately, having […]
Sterling slightly up this morning
Sterling inched up today, recovering some of the ground it lost late last week from surveys suggesting Britain was heading towards recession and boosting expectations the Bank of England will […]
Poor UK Retail Sales hits Sterling this morning
British retail sales suffered their sharpest monthly fall in six months in June, with officials citing poor weather hurting clothing sales rather than any impact from the vote to leave […]
Strong UK wage & Unemployment data this morning
According to the latest release from the Office for National Statistics, the UK jobless rate improved from 5.0% to 4.9%, while the jobless claims change ticked lower from 12,200 to […]