April 1st, 2025
By Julian Benson
After small rises against the euro and dollar early in the day, the pound dropped suddenly at the end of trading. As the markets closed on Monday, GBP was virtually...
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March 31st, 2025
By Alex Bennett
The pound reaches the end of the month around 1.25% down on the euro. The damage was done at the start of the month with a 3% drop, since when it’s been a slow and...
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March 28th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
British shops were bustling again in February, with monthly sales increasing by an unexpectedly strong 1% (after their previous blistering growth of 1.7% in January)....
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March 27th, 2025
By Alex Bennett
Traders remained reasonably sanguine about sterling yesterday despite a dismal economic forecast and a fall in inflation that raises odds of an interest rate cut in...
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March 26th, 2025
By Christopher Nye
Inflation declined in the UK to 2.8% last month, below last month’s 3% and slightly lower than expectations. The result has weakened sterling in early trading, although...
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March 25th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
The pound received a welcome boost courtesy of its dominant professional services sector on Monday. UK private sector growth reached a six-month high, with the...
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