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Today's overview of economic news and market action:

 

    • Risk appetite continued to deteriorate yesterday …
    • Short-dated US Treasury and German Bund yields rose by circa 7bps …
    • Currency-wise, the dollar remained in the ascendancy …
    • Sees EUR/USD open in the lower half of $1.07-1.08 …
    • GBP/USD is back at the $1.25 handle …
    • EUR/GBP is operating in the top half of 85-86p …
    • Revised reading of Q2 Eurozone GDP, US labour market data and Fed speakers due today …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
    % Change
      Day* End 2022
EUR/USD 1.0719   -0.14 0.16
EUR/GBP 0.8576   0.47 -3.03
GBP/USD 1.2497   -0.60 3.31
GBP/EUR 1.1655   -0.47 3.13
*versus Previous Day's European Open
 
Strong expansion in Ireland's service sector in August
 
 

AIB Ireland Services PMI - August

Strong growth in the Irish service sector was sustained during August with the latest AIB PMI® survey data marking exactly two-and-a-half years of successive monthly improvements in business activity, new business, and employment.

 
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Weekly Market Brief: 4- 8 September
 

Payback Time

 

The National Accounts data from the CSO for H1 2023 show that the rate of growth in the Irish economy has decelerated markedly from the breakneck speed seen in 2021 and 2022.

 
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Forex and Interest Rate Outlook - August
 

Economic data, especially on labour markets, have generally surprised to the upside to date in 2023. Global economy, though, still facing considerable headwinds, with risks to the downside.

 
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Weekly Market View
 

Downside Risks Still Prevail for Global Economy

 

Surging inflation combined with a marked tightening of monetary policy, amid an environment of weakening confidence levels and heightened geo-political tensions, especially in relation to Ukraine, saw the world economy slow sharply during 2022. However, concerns that advanced economies could be facing a recession in 2023 have largely abated.

 
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