05 July 2017 British Pound Defends the Line v Euro and Dollar as Services Sector Confirm Economic Expansion Continues

The biggest data release of the week for Pound Sterling comes on Wednesday, July 5 in the form of UK services PMI figures.

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04 July 2017 UK Construction PMI Confirms Slip in Optimism Amongst Builders

The second in the three-part series of Purchasing Managers Index releases is due out on Tuesday, July 4.

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30 June 2017 UK Current Account Deficit Widens Again as Addiction to Imports Persists

When it comes to the Pound - keep the current account in mind - it is arguably the single most important economic concept when it comes to determining currency value.

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29 June 2017 Economists at Lloyds Gloomy on UK Economic Outlook

The UK economy will see its growth rate fall below its longer-term trend over coming months warns analyst Nikes Sawjani at Lloyds Bank.

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27 June 2017 May’s Election Gamble Threatens to Strangle Economic Growth, but No Recession Likely

The repercussions of Theresa May’s ill-fated attempt to secure a large majority in the UK parliament appears to spreading to the economy.

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22 June 2017 UK Manufacturing Booming, CBI Industrial Trends Survey Hits Highest Level Since 1988

Manufacturing firms reported that both their total and export order books had strengthened to multi-decade highs in June, according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey.

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22 June 2017 A November Interest Rate Rise at Bank of England just Became more Likely

Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane sent ripples across financial markets on Wednesday, June 22 having stated that a “partial withdrawal of the additional policy insurance the MPC put in p…

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