24 May 2018 Pound Sterling Bid as Retail Sales Finally Give Some Good News for the Economy

U.K. retail sales crushed expectations on Thursday, May 24 and Pound Sterling has responded by going higher.

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23 May 2018 Modest Growth Returning to the High Street Shows CBI Survey

Retail sales recovered in May compared to April but the longer-term trend remains down.

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19 April 2018 More Pressure Heaped on the Pound as UK Retail Sales Suffer Sharp Drop, But this Could be a Knee-Jerk Reaction by Markets

The final in the trio of significant data releases that have the potential to move the British Pound is due for release on Thursday, April 19.

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10 April 2018 BRC Retail Sales Data Helps the Pound Walk into Tuesday with a Spring in its Step

Pound Sterling ticked higher against rivals on Tuesday, April 10 with better-than-forecast retail sales data catching market attention; data has confirmed the UK economy might be doing better than …

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28 March 2018 'Beastly' Weather Prompts Surprise Fall in CBI Retail Sales Data

The Pound fell after the release of disappointing Retail Sales data from the Confederation of British Industry on Wednesday.

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16 February 2018 UK Retail Sales Disappoint but Stronger Growth Expected in Coming Months

Friday’s retail sales data shows UK consumer spending remained tepid at the start of the year, but there is hope on the horizon, according to Capital Economics.

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19 January 2018 Pound Sterling Clings to 'Best Performer' Crown Despite Sharp Fall in UK Retail Sales

Pound Sterling is still the best performing G10 currency this week after shrugging off some dire news from the UK retail sector.

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20 September 2017 Pound Stretches Legs vs Dollar and Euro as UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations, Cement Case for Nov Interest Rate Rise

"Today’s retail sales figures indicate that consumers are showing an impressive resilience in the face of the ongoing real pay squeeze" - Ruth Gregory, Capital Economics.

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17 August 2017 UK Retail Sales Top Analyst Expectations

The UK has had some good news on the data front this week - unemployment is falling and wages are rising. Inflation might still be elevated, but there are signs it is peaking.

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08 August 2017 UK Consumer Confidence Slumps to Record Low say Barclaycard

UK consumer spending grew 3.5% in July, but confidence regarding the future slumped to an all-time low according to new data from Barclaycard.

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20 July 2017 Pound Sterling Finds no Saviour in Decent Set of Retail Sales Data

A big data release is likely to drive Pound Sterling on Thursday, July 20.

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18 May 2017 British Pound Surges on Retail Sales Blowout, 8-Month Best v Dollar, Strong Recovery v Euro

Sterling-Dollar has broken above the psychological barrier of 1.30 for the first time since 30 September after this morning's UK Retail Sales release surprised to the upside.

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27 April 2017 UK Retail Sales Slowdown Might be Over Suggests CBI Data

One of the thorns in the side of the UK economic growth story, and hence confidence towards the Pound, has been the notable slowdown in UK retail sales growth since December 2017.

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23 March 2017 Pound Sterling Jumps Against Euro, Dollar on Surge in Retail Sale Spending

Markets reacted favourably to the latest release of UK retail sales data with the Pound rising strongly against all its major competitors.

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07 March 2017 The Pound Falls After Further Signs of UK Retail Sector Slow-Down

Pound Sterling retains a negative bias against the Dollar and the Euro with another leg lower in the currency complex being sparked on the back of the release of data which showed a further slowdow…

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17 February 2017 UK Retail Sales Data Confirms the Mighty British Consumer is Coming Under Pressure

"Retail was the beating heart of the UK economy in 2016, so with consumer spending expected to slide in the coming months we could see the Pound push lower against both the Euro and the Dollar."

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15 December 2016 Retail Sales Data Shows the Consumer Continues to Push the UK Economy Higher

Retail sales for November easily beat analyst expectations as the UK consumer appears determined to give the economy a strong start to the new year.

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16 November 2016 British Pound Up vs Euro & Dollar on UK Retail Sales Blow-Out & Merkel Freedom of Movement Comments

The evolving Brexit story continues to churn, but in a more favourable direction for GBP of late it would seem.

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20 October 2016 Strong UK Retail Sales Data tee British Pound up for Rare Weekly Advance Against Euro and Dollar

Pound Sterling is under pressure against the Euro and US Dollar following the release of underwhelming UK retail data.

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15 September 2016 Strong Retail Sales Fail to Save the Pound

The August release of UK retail sales data was notable in that it helped propel Pound Sterling into a three week rally against the Euro and US Dollar. What can September’s release offer?

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