19 May 2016 UK Retail Sales Blowout Fires Up British Pound’s Rally, But is GBP Advance Now Overdone?

Pound sterling has made a fresh bid for fresh highs courtesy of data that confirms suggestions that that UK economy is slowing down is an exaggeration.

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18 May 2016 UK Wage Spike Gives British Pound Bulls Hope Recent Gains Can Stick

Recent pound sterling gains look more sustainable in the wage of news wages and employment data have beaten analyst expectations in mid-week.

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16 May 2016 British Pound Advance Capped by Fall in Inflation, Employment Data Could be Key Data Release This Week

Pound sterling enjoyed a strong recovery through April but gains have since stalled, and under-par data releases have certainly played their part.

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12 May 2016 Analyst Reactions to Bank of England’s Super Thursday

Pound sterling was a winner of what was arguably the most anticipated Bank of England inflation reports of recent times.

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12 May 2016 What Really Matters for Pound Sterling? Brexit, Investor Sentiment, or Both?

The past two weeks have confirmed the British pound is definitely not at its April best; the main reason for this underperformance is probably not what most people would expect.

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11 May 2016 80% Chance of ‘Hawkish Risk’ for Pound / Dollar Rate on Bank of England’s Super Thursday

One analyst describes Thursday’s Bank of England event as a “colossal risk event for sterling” - we would agree that it is a risk, but colossal may be a little extreme.

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11 May 2016 Pound Sterling Weighed Down by Poor Industrial + Manufacturing Production Data

Another day, another disappointing set of economic data from the United Kingdom.

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