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 Australian dollar has edged higher in Wednesday trading, after taking one on the chin the day before, when it lost around once cent against the US currency. In today’s European session, AUD/USD was trading just shy of the 0.95 level. In economic news, Australian Leading Indexes were positive. Both the CB Leading Index and the MI Leading Index improved from the month before. In the US, today’s highlight is the FOMC policy statement, and the markets will likely react...
So far there have been no surprises ? consolidation is the name of the game this morning before ‘helicopter’ Ben gets to his press conference. The G10 major currencies have essentially traded sideways ahead of today’s FOMC economic projections, statement and rate announcements. However, for the EUR it has been a far different story up until this point. It seems that the single-currency bulls have become somewhat immune to negative EUR factors, allowing the currency to bid...
The euro slumped against the US dollar as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank will likely reduce stimulus by the end of the year. The currency was firm against some other majors, including the Great Britain pound and the Japanese yen.(...)Read the rest of EUR Loses to USD After Fed Meeting, Firm Against Other Majors (112 words) Posted on Forex News.The post EUR Loses to USD After Fed Meeting, Firm Against...
Votes to avoid an increase in the Bank of England’s asset buying program are providing support for the pound today. Pound is modestly higher against the US dollar, and the currency has broken a recent losing streak against the euro. As more members of the MPC decide against quantitative easing, the sterling is likely to gain some strength. (...)Read the rest of UK Pound Gets Boost on Prospect to Reduce...