Thursday 19/8/2010. Interbank rates as follows -
POUNDS TO US DOLLARS 1.5635
POUNDS TO EUROS 1.2191
POUNDS TO AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS 1.7374
EUROS TO US DOLLARS 1.2850
EUROS TO POUNDS 0.8202
EUROS TO AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS 1.4251
Pound Headlines
- Sterling reversed its recent decline against the Euro yesterday, edging
higher following the release of the minutes to the MPC's latest meeting. The
minutes revealed a vote of eight to one in favour of keeping rates at 0.5% - Spotlight falls on UK Public Finance and Retail Sales Data this morning
- The Pound came off its three week lows against the US Dollar yesterday
but lacked momentum to sustain its gains
Euro Headlines
- The euro originally rose against the Dollar yesterday following a run of
successful bond auctions, but the positive sentiment proved short-lived. - The euro is now vulnerable to dipping below $1.28 as concerns build;
namely about Greek austerity, Irish banking, and French credit ratings - Germany PPI m/m came in at 0.5%, slightly higher than expected
US Dollar Headlines
- In the past few months the dollar's safe haven status has been
undermined by the continuous stream of disappointing figures and the threat
of a double-dip recession. This allowed the other leading haven currency,
the Japanese yen, to soar - Bank of Japan is now considering taking steps to curb the yen's strength
due to its negative impact on exports. This has put the dollar back in focus
as a risk adverse currency and it is rallying this morning - Jobless Data from US today
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Kris Charalambides
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