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title: "Josh Mahony from IG sums up the forces driving markets and currencies"
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published: "2017-08-16T15:38:59+00:00"
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date: 2017-08-16
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# Josh Mahony from IG sums up the forces driving markets and currencies

**Published:** August 16, 2017
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Learning and Investing
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Joshua Mahony, market analyst at IG, sums up the forces currently driving currencies and markets here and in the US  . As the Euro strengthens, the US dollar is weakening (revaluing?) and Brexit continues to hurt sterling. He says Bank of England Governor Carney ‘is in a tight position right now’ and if oil prices rise and feed inflation the Bank will be forced to raise interest rates. Watch the full interview here.

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