Sterling is currently trading higher against the aussie following upbeat comments and a move to cash profits

Sterling recovered some of its recent extensive losses against the aussie dollar yesterday, climbing over two cents, to close up at 1.7668.

• Bank of England member, Paul Fisher, said yesterday that policy makers would be more likely to pause asset purchases in their upcoming meeting in November, giving themselves the option of “doing more later,” rather than stopping them.
• His comments were taken to read that the MPC is unlikely to extend their quantitative easing programme, supporting a slight rise in confidence in the UK economy, strengthening the pound.
• In broad terms, the aussie traded strongly against most currencies yesterday as positive economic data in the US led to investors adding to their long positions in the higher-yielding currency.
• Indeed in trading this morning, the pound has halted its climb, with the pair currently holding around the overnight closing price, as enduring aussie strength offsets sterling’s rally.