17 October 2018 Sterling Retreats on Surprise Slowdown in Inflation, but this is Good News Longer Term as the Squeeze on Consumers Ends

Pound Sterling was seen moving lower on the back of some disappointing inflation numbers for September that showed both headline and core inflation came in below expectati

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17 October 2018 Brexit Deal Delayed but Downside Risks to the British Pound are Limited say SEB

Analysts at SEB upgrade their forecasts for the British Pound saying the current anxiety over Brexit negotiations appears misplaced as the E.U. and U.K. are now engaged in negotiating tactics and wโ€ฆ

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16 October 2018 Volatile, Binary, Pound Outlook Leads to Surge in Demand for Option Contracts

The increasingly 'binary' outlook for the Pound is lending itself to a specific type of trading strategy which rewards big moves regardless of direction.

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16 October 2018 Wage Boost: Pound Sterling Sent Higher Against Euro and Dollar as Pay Increases Hit 10-Year High

U.K. wages grew faster-than-expected in August according to the latest labour market statistics released by the Office for National Statistics, news that allowed Sterling to recover more of the losโ€ฆ

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15 October 2018 Pound Sterling Firms on Euro & U.S. Dollar, May Tells Lawmakers Brexit Divide can be Briged

Pound Sterling suffers a soft start to the week but Theresa May tells the Commons that the U.K. and E.U. have made progress on the Northern Ireland question in Brexit talks allowing markets to contโ€ฆ

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11 October 2018 Brexit Deal Hinges on U.K. Securing a Time Limit to the Backstop

Pound Sterling treads water as traders await news of a Brexit deal, allowing a strong comeback in the Euro and a number of other currencies to put it on the backfoot. Latest news is an U.K.-wide baโ€ฆ

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11 October 2018 Northern Ireland's DUP Pose Significant Hurdle to May's Brexit Plans

The British Pound is resting near recently achieved multi-week highs against the Euro and multi-day highs against the U.S. Dollars with the market apparently adopting a wait-and-see approach to an โ€ฆ

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