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UK public borrowing in surplus, as EU sign off Greek bailout
21 February 2012
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This morning's UK public sector borrowing figures showed their biggest surplus for 4 years, prompting speculation that the government may beat its own borrowing forecasts...
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Greek deal edges closer
20 February 2012
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Finance ministers today moved closer to approving Greece's bailout package, which will enable the refinancing of debt and stability for the Euro, for now at least...
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Currency news this week
19 February 2012
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This week's economic news due out is as follows...
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Retail sales in surprise jump
17 February 2012
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This morning's retail sales figures showed a surprise 0.9% increase in January, boosting the Pound...
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UK unemployment up as Italy and Netherlands fall into recession
15 February 2012
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UK uneployment rose this morning, but by its smallest amount in a year, as official figures showed contraction in Germany with Italy and Holland now in recession...
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Inflation at lowest level since November 2010
14 February 2012
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This morning's UK inflation data shows a drop in the main CPI measure to 3.6% in January, from 4.2% in December, ahead of tomorrow's Bank of England quarterly report...
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Greek parliament approves austerity, but bailout still in question
13 February 2012
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The Greek parliament yesterday voted through the austerity measures needed for the bailout package which should keep Greece in the Euro, but riots and unrest mean the deal is still in doubt...
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This week's currency news
12 February 2012
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As well as the crucial Greek vote on austerity measures today (Sunday), needed to secure their bailout (and perhaps likely to bring a more expensive Euro), we have the following news due out this week...
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QE extended as Greece agrees to cuts
09 February 2012
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The Bank of England has extended Quantitative Easing, but only by £25bn, as Greece finally agreed budget cuts with the EU.
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Sterling down ahead of QE decision
08 February 2012
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The Pound is under pressure ahead of the Bank of England's Quantitative Easing decision...
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