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Pound Climbs on House Prices, Optimism

Posted by admin on January 18th, 2010

The U.K. currency profited today from an increase in the nation’s house prices, fueling even further speculations that the recession might be ending in Britain, attracting investors to purchase pound-priced assets in a day of bullish equities markets in London. In a day of predominant risk appetite as commodities and equities advanced in the U.K., the pound profited from an optimistic scenario in the country as Rightmove Plc, a leading British real estate website, indicated that house prices increased last month, adding evidences for speculations that Bank of England’s current asset purchase program may expire next month and not be extended further, which would certainly allow the pound to climb in foreign-exchange markets.

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Pound May Climb On Asset Purchase Program Ending

Posted by admin on January 18th, 2010

The U.K. currency may be experience a shift on its sentiment as speculations suggest that the current quantitative easing measures used by the nation’s central bank will be terminated, as the country starts to publish positive economic reports, suggesting that the recession may be ending in the British Isles. This week will be decisive for the pound as inflation yearly numbers are due to be published the next Tuesday, and if forecasts will be confirmed, the numbers are expected to surpass Bank of England’s target below 2 percent for the first time in seven months, fueling even further speculations that quantitative easing measures will be lifted in the U.K.

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Unchanged Rates and Bond Purchases Maintain Pound Down

Posted by admin on January 8th, 2010

The British currency continued to suffer from its central bank monetary policies as interest rates remained unchanged in the country, suggesting that the recession will remain a reality in England for an extended period.A concerning budget deficit combined with weak economic data has been affecting the pound’s outlook as the Bank of England insists on its asset-purchase program which hasn’t been effective so far, as well as in all-time record low interest rates which decrease the appeal for the sterling in foreign-exchange markets.GBP/USD bottomed at 1.5923 as of 22:21 GMT from a previous rate of 1.6036.If you want to comment on the Great Britain pound’s recent action or have any questions regarding this currency, please, feel free to reply below.

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Pound edged up slightly against the euro on Friday but is down around 0.7% in trading this morning

Posted by admin on November 2nd, 2009

The pound edged higher, achieving its biggest weekly advance against the euro since January, as signs pointed to the UK economic recovery talking hold. The pound/euro pairing was little changed at the end of last week, though sterling did creep up, supported by reports showing gains in consumer confidence and UK house prices. Month-on-month property prices were up for the sixth consecutive month in October and were 2% higher than in the same month the previous year. However, the pace of monthly price rises has eased, going up by just 0.4%.

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Falling global equities enabled the pound to post gains against the euro

Posted by admin on October 29th, 2009

The pound continued to advance against a broadly weaker single currency yesterday, hitting a six-week high of 1.1167 as investors trimmed their euro holdings.Preliminary CPI data from Germany revealed that consumer prices remained flat on the year in October. Monthly data showed that the index did rise by 0.1% in October from September, though this rise failed to garner support for the euro.The markets also saw a slight withdrawal of risk activity yesterday as weak housing data in the US renewed concern over the health of the global recovery.The data dragged European equities down to three-week lows, which appeared to impact more severely on the single-currency, enabling the pound to gain.This morning, the pound is consolidating its position above 1.1100, with analysts reiterating that sterling is likely to remain in a holding pattern until next week’s BoE asset purchase decision.Investors are cautious amid uncertainty over whether the Central Bank will extend their quantitative easing programme, and so sterling movements may continue to be dictated by risk appetite in over the coming days.

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UK economy contracted by 0.4%, which has and will continue to weigh heavily on sterling

Posted by admin on October 26th, 2009

In an uncertain day for the UK economy, the pound lost as much as 2.0% to the euro on Friday, sharply reversing its recent rally to close down at 1.0862. Data revealed that the UK economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.4% between July and September this year, confirming that the UK is still in recession. Quarterly growth of 0.2% had been expected, although expectations had been tempered by recent figures showing no growth in retail sales in September and a 2.5% decline in industrial output in August. Importantly, the disappointing GDP figures may now lead the Bank of England to consider the possibility of extending their asset purchase scheme in their November meeting in order to sustain the evidently fragile recovery.

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UK GDP contracts by 0.4% – pound dives

Posted by admin on October 23rd, 2009

Data this morning has run significantly against market expectations, confirming that Britain is still in a recession. The UK’s third quarter GDP figure was revealed to be a 0.4% contraction, which now means that the UK has suffered 6 consecutive quarters of negative growth. Market participants had speculated that the UK economy would grow by 0.2% in the months from July to September and had taken the pound slightly higher this morning. There has been data recently though that points to this disappointing figure. Data in early Ocotber revealed that manufacturing production had fallen by 1.9%, significantly below forecast and this has clearly weighed heavily on overall output.

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Pound continued to climb against the aussie yesterday as confidence in the UK economy improved

Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2009

A broadly stronger pound hit a two-week high against the aussie, briefly rising over 1.8000, as confidence in the UK economy gained momentum.Sterling jumped following the minutes from the Bank of England’s latest policy meeting, which dampened expectations of an extension to quantitative easing. The minutes appeared to move the balance of market expectations to the possibility of a pause of the government’s asset purchase scheme in November, reversing recent speculation. In addition, the aussie dollar found its strength undermined as commodity prices, most notably oil, turned lower, discouraging investors from the higher-yielding currency.

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The pound posted a one cent gain against the euro yesterday, buoyed by the MPC minutes

Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2009

Sterling reached a one-month high against the single currency, rallying strongly as the BoE’s latest policy meeting made no mention of further QE.The MPC minutes gave substantial support to the pound, which advanced 1.1% to reach a high of 1.1112, after they sounded a more positive tone than recent statements from policymakers suggested. It was revealed that the nine member committee had voted unanimously to leave the size of its asset purchase scheme unchanged at £175 billion, as had been widely expected, and made no direct reference to extending QE in the future.

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Pound reached over $1.64 yesterday, but has slipped half a cent in trading this morning

Posted by admin on October 20th, 2009

Having traded in the red during the morning session, the pound rebounded back over $1.64, climbing for the fifth consecutive day and reaching a near one-month high of $1.6422. The pound initially fell against the dollar, relinquishing last week’s gains after the Sunday Times said Bank of England policy maker Adam Posen may support an extension of the central bank’s asset-purchase programme. Posen added that he was “not worried about overshooting inflation right now,” which many analysts have said will become an issue as the economy begins to grow. Last week, following the words of Mr Fisher, the market moved to discount a scenario where it was more likely that asset purchases would be paused.

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Profit taking ahead of the weekend allowed the pound to make further ground against the aussie on Friday

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

Sterling maintained its rally as investors continued to lock in profits ahead of the weekend, with the price closing the day at 1.7839. Having climbed to multi-year highs against the pound earlier last week, positive comments from members of the BoE concerning the quantitative easing programme triggered an opportunity amongst investors to take profit, driving the price higher. Comments on Friday were made that stated the asset purchase scheme is having its desired effect on the UK economy, dulling concerns about the possibility of a further expansion. There was also a slight pull back in demand for the higher-yielding aussie following a weak earnings report from the Bank of America, which gave investors further cause to cash profits.

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Sterling continued to rally at the end of last week, but has relinquished gains in trading this morning

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

Sterling’s rally against the euro persisted on Friday, albeit with slightly less momentum, with the price closing the week at 1.0971, up 0.8% on the day.Sterling’s volatile run continued with a modest climb at the end of last week, as investors squeezed what more they could out of a rally that is expected to fade. Comments from BoE member Paul Fisher breathed some life into the pound, which has come under heavy pressure in recent weeks, when he stated that the quantitative easing programme is having its desired effect. His remarks built on those of Charles Bean earlier in the week and were seen as a departure from the Bank’s hitherto-drab assessments of the UK recovery and relaxed opinion of sterling’s decline.

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Broad dollar weakness and an increase in demand for sterling has pushed the price back near $1.63

Posted by admin on October 16th, 2009

Sterling achieved a three-week high of 1.6297 against the dollar yesterday, supported by upbeat comments about the UK economy. The pound jumped nearly three cents, or 1.8%, against the dollar on speculation that policy makers will pause their asset-purchase programme next month as the economy shows signs of recovering from the recession. The Financial Times cited Bank of England Markets Director Paul Fisher as saying that the asset purchases scheme may be paused to give the central bank the option “of doing more later.” Analysts suggested that it appeared that the Bank of England was letting it be known in more forceful terms that it is not talking the pound down any longer.

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Sterling has rallied strongly against the euro, pushing up over 1.09

Posted by admin on October 16th, 2009

Sterling strengthened as much as 2.2% to a ten-day high of 1.0936 against the euro yesterday, its biggest intra-day gain since Jan 30th.Sterling was able to post strong gains following bullish comments from a Bank of England policymaker who stated that quantitative easing is in fact working. MPC member Paul Fisher told the Financial Times he felt confident that the bank’s asset purchase programme was ‘having the scale and speed of impact that we would have hoped for when we started,’ back in March. Analysts said that the comments were perceived as lessening the chances that the central bank would expand its loose monetary policy at their next meeting in November, which to some extent, had already been priced into the market.

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The kiwi dollar continues to climb as expectations of a rate rise strenghten

Posted by admin on October 14th, 2009

Once again sterling edged downward against the kiwi yesterday, though it picked itself up significantly from an intra-day low below 2.13, to close at 2.1534. The pound dropped in early trading after a business group said the Bank of England should expand its asset-purchase programme and the inflation rate slowed more than forecast. UK annual consumer price inflation slumped to its weakest rate in seven years in September, underlining the likelihood that the Bank of England will need to maintain loose policy for an extended period.However, investors took the opportunity to cash in profits in the afternoon, buying back into the pound, enabling the sterling price to rally.

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