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FX round-up: Yuan in focus ahead of 6 July US tariff deadline
Sterling slipped further towards its October 2017 lows as Bank of England chief economist Andrew Haldane not to interpret his recent vote for an interest rate hike as a vote for faster rate rises.
US trade deficit narrows unexpectedly as exports continue to climb
America's shortfall in its trade on goods with the rest of the world shrank last month as exports continued to climb.
FX round-up: Are currencies the next front in the global trade war?
Sterling was slightly weaker at the beginning of the week, with the ongoing concerns around Brexit offsetting the bid resulting from the ongoing aggressive rhetoric out of the White House on trade.
White House readies $400bn-worth of possible tariffs on Chinese made goods
President Donald Trump instructed his country's Trade Representative to identify another $200bn-worth of goods on which to levy 10% tariffs.
FX round-up: Pound weakens ahead of Lords vote, MPC
Sterling started the week off on a weak note, ahead of a Lords vote on Tory rebels' demands for a 'meaningful vote' in Parliament in case of a 'no-deal' Brexit.
FX round-up: Sterling jumps against euro, US dollar leaps against Argentine peso
Sterling had a torrid run against the single currency on Thursday, after the European Central Bank managed to again catch foreign exchange traders on the hop by delivering a 'dovish' end to its plans to end quantitative easing.
Bitcoin's meteoric rise was the result of manipulation, new report says
As much as half of the Bitcoin boom in 2017 may have been part of a campaign of price manipulation, according to a new paper by John Griffin, an academic known for his ability to spot fraud in financial markets.
EU's Barnier reacts very coolly to UK's backstop proposal
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has reacted coolly to the UK's backstop proposal.
Euro area outlook "dramatically darker" in May, IHS Markit says
The pace of economic activity in the euro area reached its lowest ebb in 18 months in May with economists uncertain about the risk of a further slowdown.