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While testifying before the UK Treasury Select Committee on Monday, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey argued that they should not pre-commit to the next policy move and said they have a range of options for the August meeting.Bailey’s comments failed to help the British pound find demand and …

The British pound’s performance is flat during the day, though slightly positive after a noticeably quiet trading day. Weaker UK economic data, high inflation, and slowing growth paint a stagflationary scenario for the GBP.On Tuesday, the UK S&P Global/CIPS Services and Composite PMIs to shed additional information on the British …

Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, June 27 – July 1 Last week, financial markets sent several warnings that global economic growth slowdown is looming and recession has become most probable, however there is no general agreement among market participants on ‘when’ entering into recession could take place.  Gold As trading kicks …

The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) surged by 8.6% in June vs. the previous reading of 8.1%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. The market expected the bloc’s inflation to accelerate by 8.4%. The core figures dropped to 3.7% YoY in June when compared …

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell and Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey speak on the policy outlook at the ECB’s annual Forum on Central Banking.Key Quotes Powell: “Dollar strength is disinflationary at the margins.”Powell: “We working hard to get smarter about the supply side.”Bailey: …

The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) soared by 8.1% in May vs. the previous reading of 7.4%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Tuesday. The consensus forecast was for a reading of 7.7%. The core figures arrived at 3.8% YoY in May when compared to …

The governor of the Bank of England has hit back at critics who accused him of being asleep at the wheel while inflation soared and a cost of living crisis hit UK living standards.Andrew Bailey defends response to Covid pandemic and indicates that the British central bank will not take …

The GBP/USD pair opened the week near the 1.2470s area and, due to favorable market sentiment, rallied 100-pips, reclaiming the 1.2500 mark and closing at the 1.2600 price level, last seen on May 5.The sterling is extending its recovery after posting its first weekly gain in five and begins the …

Eurozone inflation held steady at a record high 7.4% in April, driven by soaring fuel and food costs, the EU’s statistics agency said today, lowering its estimate from a preliminary 7.5%. Inflation has soared over the past year, first on post-Covid supply bottlenecks and latterly on knock-on effects from Russia’s …

The Eurozone Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.8% vs. 6.7% expected and 6.9% reported in February, the latest data published by the Eurostat showed on Tuesday. The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the bloc rose to 5.3% MoM in March vs. 5% expected and 1.1% previous. On an annualized basis, the …