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The Bank of England is the last of the major central banks to have their monetary policy meeting. Despite being the most important event on the British economic calendar this week, we aren't expecting a major change in terms of monetary…
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Markets Price in A BoJo Win The week started on weak footing today with no key releases on the economic calendar. Geopolitical headlines amid renewed UK-Iran tensions have, however, managed to increase capital inflows, mainly noticed in…
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This week is going to be important for the pound on an economic front. While the headlines continue to focus on the Tory leadership contest and what that means for Brexit, we can't forget about key economic data. The first of the three…
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The Bank of England will be holding its monetary policy meeting today. The latest decision on the BoE’s interest rate will be unveiled. No changes are expected from the BoE which will leave rates steady at 0.75%. The Bank of…
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UK's Leadership Contest Officially Begins Right now, there are whopping 10 lead candidates gunning for Theresa May's title at Downing Street. Nominations for the position took place on Monday, requiring support from 313 Tory MPs to…
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Following a volatile week, we start today with both the US and UK markets closed due to bank holidays. This leaves most of the heavy lifting to the Asian and Frankfurt markets. Economic data is sparse. Over the weekend, the EU parliamentary…
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The Federal Reserve released the monetary policy meeting minutes late yesterday. The minutes revealed that policymakers were committed to keeping interest rates steady over the next few months. Members raised their expectations on…
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Tomorrow we will be getting a host of data out of the UK. Some of it is likely to move the markets significantly, and some of it won't. We could see a bunch of volatility, with the market trying to digest a lot of moving parts all at…
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Beating estimates, Japan’s first-quarter GDP grew at a pace of 0.5%. On a year over year basis, Japan’s GDP advanced 2.1% during the January through March period, supported by government spending. Capex fell 1.2% on the year while…
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Tomorrow we get the first major economic data release out of the UK for the week. Thanks to Brexit,  the underlying economic performance and what moves the currency doesn't get as much coverage as it deserves. One of the main indicators…
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