Pound falls against Euro yet again
Britain’s pound fell against the euro again today and was poised for a third consecutive week of losses as a global selloff in risky assets prompted investors to cut bets […]
UK Retail Sales better than expected
Pound held its ground this morning ahead of a third day of monthly data on the economy that comes amid growing noise around the conduct of Brexit negotiations with Europe. […]
UK Unemployment falls to lowest in 42 years
Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to its lowest since 1975, official data showed this morning. The unemployment rate in the three months to the end of June fell to 4.4 […]
UK Inflation Unchanged
British consumer price inflation unexpectedly held steady last month as fuel prices fell amid other signs that the squeeze on households’ spending power may slowly be starting to level off. […]
Sterling near 3 week low
Sterling held near a three-week low against the dollar today as investors grew wary about the outlook of the British economy after a mixed bag of data this week. The […]
UK Data worse than expected this morning
British industrial output unexpectedly picked up in June after oil producers delayed normal seasonal maintenance, but falling car production and a slide in construction bode poorly for future months. Britain’s […]
Sterling slightly up today
Sterling was up against the euro and the US dollar, after the US president warned North Korea faced “fire and fury” from their attempts to build nuclear weapons that could […]
Sterling steadies after recent big losses
Sterling steadied this morning after posting its biggest four-day decline in two months against the dollar as investors grew bearish about the outlook of the economy. The British pound was […]
Sterling – The week ahead
The big news from the past week for the British Pound was the Bank of England’s rate decision on Thursday. This was a quarterly meeting, often referred to as ‘Super […]
Pound’s worst day in a month
Sterling posted its biggest daily loss in a month, as some investors consolidated positions after the Bank of England kept interest rates at record lows and lowered its growth and […]