02 November 2016 Construction PMI Beats Estimates but Fails to Budge Sterling

Good news for the UK economy mid-week with the release of some better-than-forecast data from the construction sector.

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04 October 2016 September 2016 UK Construction PMI Smashes expectations

The UK’s construction sector is firmly back in growth following the mid-year slump in activity.

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01 September 2016 An Assured British Pound Cements Gains Against Euro, Dollar on Strong Construction PMI Reading

The rally in Pound Sterling against its major counterparts has offered welcome relief to those with outstanding international payments, but we are told not to expect the trend to continue.

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02 August 2016 The Pound / Euro Rate Eyes 1.20 on Short-Covering Move Triggered by Better-than-Forecast Construction PMI

Pound Sterling is looking surprisingly firm despite news that UK Construction PMI data fell at its fastest pace since 2009.

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04 July 2016 Collapse in Construction PMI Data Signals Start to the Recession Many are now Forecasting

The UK construction sector unexpectedly declined in June; heralding the start of what some analysts believe will be a recession that will last for three quarters.

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04 May 2016 Construction PMI: Another Soft UK Data Release

We have had two notable data releases from the UK economy already in May - and both have proved to be sterling-negative.

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04 April 2016 The British Pound has a Confidence Problem

The Sunday papers astonished readers yesterday with the revelation that rich people use the tax haven, Panama, as a tax haven.

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