Foreign Exchange Daily Market Update 03/03/2015
Tue, March 03, 2015
Sterling falls from a 7-year high against the Euro.
Sterling fell from a seven year high against the Euro, also weakening against the dollar after an eight-week gain, as uncertainly continues to grow over May’s general election.
UK house prices fell in February for the first time in five months annual house prices grew 5.7%, the lowest since September 2013.
Germany’s economy grew 0.7% at the end of 2014, with the GDP predicted to rise 1.5% this year, the country will remain the driving force of the recovery as politicians try to find a compromise with Greece over its bailout and try to prevent tensions from harming confidence and growth.
Sterling fell from €1.3569 to €1.3740 against the Euro yesterday afternoon. The Pound fell to $1.5373 from $1.5420 against the Dollar trading at $1.5449.
Data to look out today.
11:00: Euro Zone PMI
Data Releases
| Day |
Time |
Currency |
Event |
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TUE | 05:00 | USD | USD Fed's Mester Speaks to Business Economists in Washington |
TUE | 07:00 | EUR | EUR German Retail Sales (MoM) |
TUE | 07:00 | EUR | EUR German Retail Sales (YoY) |
TUE | 09:30 | GBP | GBP Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI |
TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (MoM) |
TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (YoY) |
TUE | 14:45 | USD | USD ISM New York |
TUE | 15:00 | USD | USD IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism |
TUE | | USD | USD Domestic Vehicle Sales |
TUE | | USD | USD Total Vehicle Sales |
TUE | 00:01 | GBP | GBP BRC Shop Price Index (YoY) |
TUE | 01:15 | USD | USD Fed's Yellen Speaks on Bank Regulation in New York |
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