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Fading trade deal euphoria deals the US dollar a blow

Last week of the massive Trump climbdown on Chinese tariffs buoyed the dollar but the bump faded
Leah Zhang
19 May 2025
In The News
25/1/2019
Ebury Presents: The UK China Shaanxi Business Association, focussing on the advantages and obstacles for SMEs businesses when trading with China.
FX Market Updates
24/1/2019
Dismal PMIs sink Euro ahead of European Central Bank announcement. Traders are now almost completely pricing out a no deal Brexit.
FX Market Updates
23/1/2019
Pound hits ten week high vs. Euro on delayed Brexit hopes. The government shut down continues into its 32nd day, with costs estimated to be above $5bn.
FX Market Updates
22/1/2019
Impressive earnings data lifts Sterling, May calls for ‘backstop’ renegotiation. The IMF downgrades their global economic forecasts.
FX Market Updates
21/1/2019
Sterling bounces as markets price in a softer Brexit. Weak German economic growth could rule out any hikes by the ECB in 2019.
FX Market Updates
18/1/2019
Sterling climbs on easing ‘no deal’ Brexit concerns. Theresa May’s defeat is being seen as decreasing the chance of a no deal Brexit.
FX Market Updates
17/1/2019
May wins no confidence vote, is an Article 50 extension next? The US government shut down continues, but traders appear unconcerned.
In The News
17/1/2019
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