June 17th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Volatility could dampen strength US dollar (USD) weakness drove Japanese yen (JPY) strength on Thursday due to the latter’s relative position as a safe haven...
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June 10th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Polls by YouGov, ICM, ORB and Smart Currency Business suggest that final Referendum results are too close to tell The pound sterling (GBP) has oscillated between...
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June 2nd, 2016
By Smart Currency
The £5 note will be the first plastic banknote issued by the Bank of England The final design for a new £5 (GBP) banknote featuring Sir Winston Churchill will be...
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May 27th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Sterling expected to weaken should the UK vote to leave the EU A ‘Brexit’ – the case in which the UK leaves the European Union (EU) – could trigger a loss in the...
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May 25th, 2016
By Smart Currency
BoE Governor indicates potential burden on sterling in EU Referendum analysis The Bank of England (BoE)’s interest rate decisions would not be clear-cut...
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May 20th, 2016
By Smart Currency
BoE faces challenge of whether economic uncertainty is due to EU Referendum There could be further interest rate cuts in store for the UK even if it stays in the...
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May 17th, 2016
By Smart Currency
According to new data UK inflation fell by 0.3% from March to April UK inflation fell from 0.5% in March this year to 0.3% in April, reports the Office of...
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May 13th, 2016
By Smart Currency
CFOs worry about financial and economic uncertainty, according Deloitte survey Uncertainty is a major worrying point for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in...
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May 12th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Potential new Chinese tax rules would require significant reporting for multinational companies China is considering measures to increase corporate tax reporting...
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May 10th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The total trade balance saw slight improvement in March, but any changes have been marginal The UK trade deficit in goods and services for the first quarter of...
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