03 June 2022 Hawkish Fed and U.S. Data a Headwind for Pound to Dollar Rate's Recovery

The Pound to Dollar exchange rate rebounded from earlier losses late this week but was hampered again in thin holiday trade on Friday after the May non-farm payrolls and Services PMI reports offere…

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23 November 2020 PMIs - "Economy Holding up Better-than-expected in Second Lockdown"

Data out of the UK economy for November came in well ahead of expectation, even if they do confirm the economy likely shrank in the same month that England went into a second lockdown.

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23 October 2020 Flash PMIs: 'Total Ruin' Awaits Some UK Businesses as Survey Signals Rapid Slowdown

A survey of the UK economy in October points to a rapid slowdown in activity in the wake of fresh regional lockdowns.

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23 September 2020 UK Economic Rebound Slows in September, PMI Survey Shows Outlook Laden with Gloom

A survey of the UK economy covering the September period showed the rebound continues apace, even if it had slowed since August and was a little softer than market consensus had been expecting.

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24 July 2020 Retail Sales Surge Followed by Rallying PMIs as Poorly UK Overtakes Eurozone in Coronavirus Recovery

UK retail sales surged in June while IHS Markit PMI surveys suggested that manufacturing and services companies operating in the troubled UK economy pulled ahead of the Eurozone rivals in July, alt…

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23 June 2020 UK's Economy at a Turning Point after June PMI Data Shows "Vastly Improved Overall Picture"

The UK economy appears to have reached a nadir in June, according to flash PMI data released on Tuesday that came in well ahead of analyst expectations.

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05 March 2019 UK Services PMI Provides Pound Sterling with Some Added Cheer, but Worrying Signs on Employment Should Keep Gains Contained

Pound shows an initial positive reaction to Service PMI beat but we expect the gains to be limited as the details of the report are actually quite poor.

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05 February 2019 The UK Economy's Largest Sector Avoided Contraction by a Whisker in January: Service PMI Data

The UK Services PMI for January read at 50.1 according to a report released by IHS Markit on February 05, a figure that places the UK economy's largest sector marginally in growth territory with an…

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04 January 2019 Sterling in Strong End to the Week, Aided by Better-than-Forecast Services PMI

The British Pound is seen trading with a bid ahead of the release of Service PMI data, suggesting to us that the jitters sparked by the 'flash' trading event in Asia mid-week has failed to material…

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05 December 2018 UK Service Sector Could be About to Shrink Suggests Latest PMI Data

The IHS Markit Service PMI for November read at 50.4; a few ticks away from the 50 figure that marks the watershed between expansion and contraction.

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05 November 2018 British Pound Shrugs Off Disappointing Services Industry Data as Markets Eye Brexit Deal

The Pound pared earlier gains during the opening session of the week after IHS Markit data appeared to show activity within the U.K.'s largest economic sector cooling at the beginning of …

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03 October 2018 British Pound Relief as May Sticks to her Guns on Brexit Strategy in Conservative Party Speech

What the Pound needs is May to deliver a statesman-like, error-free and compelling speech, one that assures markets that they won't have to face the uncertainty of another general election and one …

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05 September 2018 Relief for Sterling as Services PMI Beat Expectations

The Pound shrugged off a surprisingly strong increase in the IHS Markit services PMI for August, which pointed to robust growth in the UK's largest economic sector, as uncertainty over th…

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03 May 2018 British Pound Outlook Sours Further as Services PMI Hammers Home the Point UK Economic Growth is Stalling

Foreign exchange markets will be eyeing the release of service sector PMI data for guidance on whether or not the British Pound's recent sell-off should be extended.

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05 April 2018 Pound Under Pressure as Services PMI Falls to Lowest Level Since Brexit Referendum, Losses Likely to be Shallow

The Pound about turned and sank lower against a basket of comparable rivals during the morning session in London Thursday after the all-important services sector PMI fell much further than was expe…

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04 January 2018 Good News for the Pound in the Form of Latest Services PMI Data

The Pound is rangebound in early London trade on Thursday, January 4 but markets could spring to life on the release of the all-important services PMI due at 09:30.

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05 December 2017 Dour Day for Sterling Exacerbated by Services PMI Miss

Tuesday’s data comes alongside heightened uncertainty for the Pound after PM May's last-ditch effort to move Brexit negotiations onward fell apart in Brussels Monday.

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05 September 2017 Pound Sterling Steady Despite All-Important Services Sector Disappoints in August

The deterioration of the all-important services sector in August could now mean concerns for the economy become more broad-based.

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03 August 2017 Services PMI: Uncertainty Over Economy's Future Grows

Pound Sterling was bid higher on Thursday, August 3 following the release of better-than-forecast service sector data.

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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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