A turbulent end to the week with widespread selling as underlying anxiety in the markets once again takes hold. The hope going into earnings season was that companies were going to settle the nerves. That we were about to get a reminder of the strength of the economy and the resilience we’ve seen over the […]
The British pound has edged lower in Friday trading. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.3558, down 0.28% on the day. UK Retail Sales slide UK retail sales had a dismal December. The headline reading fell -3.6% m/m, missing the consensus of -0.6% and sharply lower than the November gain of 1.0%. It […]