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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 19 April 2021 - Data to drive Sterling direction
Description: "This week will see the release of data for inflation and employment.
Despite the positivity that has been created by the latest release of the lockdown the number of people who lost their jobs is expected to rise by close to 100k taking the unemployment rate to 5.2%.
The data will be released tomorrow.
House price data has been released overnight and the Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday continues to drive the market higher.
Year on Year house prices across the UK rose by 5.1%. That is significantly higher than last month which saw a rise of 2.7%.
The reopening of several sectors of...