Category: Chills

  • UK manufacturing chills as tax rises stifle demand

    Looming tax rises and persistent cost pressures are sending a ‘winter chill’ into Britain’s factories, as new data reveals the weakest growth in the manufacturing sector in 11 months. The final global Purchasing Managers’ Index (S&P) for December fell to 47 – down from 48 in November and below the…

  • TA of the Day: USD/JPY Chills Out And Consolidates But For How Long?

    the Japanese Yen The pound fell against the US dollar on Monday, after a strong run last week. Markets, especially Japanese ones, were rocked last week by the end of the once-popular yen carry trade, which involves borrowing yen at a low cost to buy other currencies and assets that…