The honeymoon period with the new Conservative government is over.
Sterling enjoyed a brief rally this summer, with a 2% rise against a basket of currencies of the UK’s major trading partners and rose around 9 cents to hover just below the USD $1.60 mark.Sterling has managed to perform relatively well because of the inherent weaknesses of other economies; the Euro was held back (the Greek economic crisis) and the US dollar has been suffering against every other major economy in the world as it struggles to shake itself out of the effects of recession.Now...
The UK National Statistics Office has reported that overseas spending by British holiday makers has dropped by 10%. However, at the same time, spending in the UK by foreign tourists has increased by 4%.
The UK was once regarded as the “workshop of the world”, and exports still account for a substantial portion of UK manufacturing and commercial activities today.
Transacting business overseas is a valuable commercial hedge against adverse market conditions at home as well as a mean of providing highly profitable opportunities to generate business growth.
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The Pound remained largely unchanged against the Euro Sterling / Euro and US Dollar exchange rates The Pound remained largely unchanged against the Euro yesterday, hovering around the 1.25 level for the majority of the day. The UK currency declined significantly versus the U.S Dollar, falling below 1.59, as risk sentiment weakened in line with escalating concerns surrounding Greece and the Euro-zone debt crisis as a whole. In the UK, the latest unemployment data was stronger-than-expected...
The US Dollar and Japanese Yen pushed significantly higher overnight as equity markets witnessed a major sell off, boosting demand for the go-to safe haven currencies. Sterling / Euro and US Dollar exchange rates Sterling is currently holding above 1.2500 on interbank against the Euro, however has deteriorated rapidly against the US Dollar during trading this morning, reaching a low of 1.5889. GDP data released yesterday morning, which confirmed that economic growth in Germany accelerated,...
On a technical level Sterling/US Dollar seems to be heading back below 1.6000 which could pave the way to a possible bearish move towards 1.5800. Foreign Currency Market Update – GBP / USD Update The Pound to US Dollar exchange rate fell this morning as the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe weakened UK Trade Balance figures. Sterling’s latest slip-up has caused the currency pair to dip below an important support level at 1.6080 and has opened the door for stronger...
The Euro also rebounded from a four month low against the Dollar following the growth figures. Sterling / Euro and US Dollar exchange rates The Pound weakened from the highest level since November 2008 against the Euro this morning, while the single currency also made fleeting gains versus a number of currencies, after data showed that economic growth in Germany accelerated and helped the Euro-zone avoid a recession. The much better-than-expected GDP numbers in Europe’s largest economy...