By Greg Smith on Monday, October 29th, 2018
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GBP – Budget and inflation report We start the week with two of the UK’s financial heavyweights setting out policy decisions. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will likely take some comfort from a resilient UK economy and base the Budget today on the assumption of a smooth transition to a new trading relationship with the […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, October 22nd, 2018
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GBP – Politics and Brexit in focus Last week’s EU summit in Brussels, where Brexit negotiations were key, did not go well for Theresa May. Politics remain key for sterling and the main outcome was no confirmation of a November summit given the lack of progress. The focus for Brexit has now shifted towards the […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, October 15th, 2018
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GBP – EU summit key The EU summit is a key step in the Brexit negotiations. Negotiations continue and apparently, some progress has been made. However, questions remain on whether a further summit will be needed in November with continued uncertainty on the Irish border issue in both Brussels and the UK. Prime Minister May […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, October 8th, 2018
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GBP – Brexit negotiations to resume Brexit negotiations are set to resume now that the Conservative Party conference has closed. Prime Minister May signaled at the end of the conference that the UK will not seek a Brexit deal ‘at any cost’. However, the absence of any further mention of her ‘Chequers’ deal during her […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, October 1st, 2018
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GBP – Conservative’s Party Conference Last week saw a significant focus on the Labour Party Conference which came to an end on Wednesday. There was relatively little reaction from the market, though there was a push for a general election, suggestions of a further referendum on Brexit and rejection of Prime Minister May’s Chequers arrangement. […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, September 24th, 2018
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GBP – Conservative’s Party Conference Last week saw a significant focus on the Labour Party Conference which came to an end on Wednesday. There was relatively little reaction from the market, though there was a push for a general election, suggestions of a further referendum on Brexit and rejection of Prime Minister May’s Chequers arrangement. […]