Jul
20
Free Currency Report
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Download our free report on how the foreign exchange market works and how you can save money.
Jun
19
International Monetary Fund
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
May
22
PURCHASING MANAGER INDEX SERVICES
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The PMI service released by the Markit Economic is an indicator of the economic situation in the Euro Zone services sector. It captures an overview of the condition of sales and employment. It is worth noting that the service sector does not influence, either positively or negatively, the GDP as much as the PMI manufacturing does. [...]
May
22
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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The Consumer Price Index is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The purchase power of GBP is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. Generally, a high reading is [...]
May
21
Public Sector Net Borrowing
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The Net Borrowing released by the National Statistics captures an amount of new debt held by the U.K. governments (the financial deficit in the UK national accounts). Generally speaking, if the Net Borrowing is negative, it means the UK Accounts are surplus, and that should be positive for the GBP. While a deficit is generally [...]
Sep
27
Serious issues brewing for EUR
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Overnight, rumours have increased that the Euro zone debt crisis will be overcome through a three pronged attack from the ECB, Greece and the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). ECB statements on Monday that they were keeping their options open for a rate cut, has been met with speculation that this could be pushed through [...]
Aug
4
Why are interest rates relevant?
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Interest rates, inflation and exchange rates are all highly correlated. By manipulating interest rates, central banks exert influence over both inflation and exchange rates, and changing interest rates impact inflation and currency values. Higher interest rates offer lenders in an economy a higher return relative to other countries. Therefore, higher interest rates attract foreign capital [...]
Jul
9
CurrencyUK how the process works
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