UK consumer confidence showing signs of improving, not out of the woods yet
A non-Brexit related UK post! GfK consumer sentiment data for December hit -26 The data was out a little while ago, just updating now after dealing with some tech niggles.
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The British Pound popped upward while the anti-risk US Dollar and Japanese Yen fell as markets cheered news that UK and EU negotiators opted to extend Brexit talks.
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Make UK is a trade body for British manufacturers, its cut its growth forecast for the sector in 2021 to 2.7% from 5.1% just three months ago
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Amid looming Sunday’s deadline to clinch a trade deal with the UK, the European Union (EU) member states have been warned not to entertain side deals
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There have been two reports of anaphylaxis and one report of a possible allergic reaction following COVID19 immunization in the UK. Reuters wrote that
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Fortune favors the bold Credit Agricole CIB Research " between the UK and the EU before the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December," CACIB notes.,
Read More »Canadian Dollar, Oil and OPEC+
USDCAD has dropped back under 1.2980, pulling lower from yesterday’s rebound high at 1.3010, which was seen after the pair posted a 26-month low at 1.2922. The oil market will…
Read More »UK poised to become the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine
So report the Financial Times, saying the drug regulator in the country is . (FT may be gated.) The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has the power to temporarily…
Read More »Sterling (GBP) Outlook Mired by Brexit's Own Groundhog Day
The EU and UK continue their post-Brexit trade talks, stressing that a deal is within reach, but neither side is prepared to move to get a deal over the line….
Read More »Sterling (GBP) Weekly Outlook – Brexit Deadline Nears as UK PM Johnson Comes Under the Spotlight
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had an uncomfortable week and next week is likely to continue in the same vein as Brexit and Covid-19 worries continue.
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