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16.10.12
GBP/Dollar Hits 1.61 Level ahead of UK Inflation
• UK Inflation expected to fall to three-year low, boosts GBP • Euro to be supported on European Union Leaders meeting • US dollar rises against Yen on strong economic data • Kiwi dollar falls on slower than expected inflation
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17.02.12
Euro Rises on Optimism Greek deal Will be Reached
The euro strengthened versus the dollar and pound on optimism European officials will agree to provide Greece with funding for a second bailout package. The 17-nation currency rose to a two-month high versus the yen after Italian Prime Minister Mario … Continue reading
10.11.11
BoE Leaves Interest Rates On Hold At 0.5%
Sterling has weakened off versus the euro in this mornings trading session as the single currency recovered some of its losses posted over the last few days. The run up to the BoE rate decision also saw some weakness for … Continue reading
25.10.11
Confusion Reigns!
The euro had a slight scare this afternoon after mixed reports that some euro meetings scheduled for tomorrow had been cancelled. The first scare was that some reports had said the 27 nation ECOFIN meeting had been cancelled, but then … Continue reading
07.10.11
Sterling shrugs off Kings Speech
The UK currency took a big hit Thursday, which was no surprise after we saw a second round of QE pumped into the market, diluting the pounds overall value and dragging sterling down versus the dollar and euro. A recovery … Continue reading
04.10.11
Bernanke speech and rumours of SNB intervention sends euro bid
The single currency has posted a mild recovery this afternoon taking back a cent against both the dollar and euro in the wake of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech which is still ongoing. There were also rumours of more Swiss … Continue reading
03.10.11
Euro slides on Greece
The euro continued to decline Monday after Greece warned it will miss deficit targets set to avoid a default, triggering risk aversion. This led to the single currency falling through the $1.33 handle against the dollar and returning to the … Continue reading
29.09.11
German ‘Yes’ vote pushes euro higher
Germany voted for more powers and approved the expansion of the bailout fund (EFSF) for stricken euro nations. This gave the single currency a boost versus sterling as EUR/GBP gained 0.4% to hit 0.8717. The euro also posted gains versus … Continue reading