Pound suffers from dovish comments by BoE ratesetter
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The pound was lower against its major rivals after a very dovish speech from the Bank of England's (BoE) policymaker David Blanchflower.
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The pound slipped against the dollar after weak inflation figures fuelled expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in the coming months, dealers said Tuesday.
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THE little-noticed drop in the pound on the foreign exchanges is starting to worry Mervyn King. In a speech in the rarefied setting of the Eden Project in Cornwall, the Bank of England governor noted that
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The pound rose sharply against the dollar despite a downbeat survey on UK manufacturing and the outlook for economic growth by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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The pound edged up against the dollar but dipped against the euro as market players awaited a speech at 5.30 pm on Monday by the arch dove on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, David Blanchflower.
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Sterling was weak ahead of Wednesday's publication of both economic growth data and the minutes to last month's rate-setting meeting at the Bank of England (BoE).
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The pound strengthened slightly against the dollar but remained weak against the euro after the release of more downbeat news on the UK housing market.
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The pound bounced back in afternoon trade but remained near seven-month lows against the euro after an extremely dovish set of minutes from the last meeting of the Bank of England's rate-setting body cemented expectations that the UK's cost of borrowing is at, or near, its peak.
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Sterling was weaker against the single European currency, hitting 70 pence per euro and continuing to hover around that level after the Bank of England (BoE) released a dovish quarterly inflation report.
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The pound was also lower against both the dollar and the euro after a string of weak economic data in the morning.
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The pound was on the backfoot against the euro as further evidence emerged of a slowdown in the housing market.
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The dollar slid back against the pound after surprisingly dovish comments on inflation from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
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The pound found itself on the backfoot with markets anticipating a week of poor data which may well shorten the odds of a British interest rate cut in coming months.
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The pound's new year slide continued on Thursday as negative sentiment regarding the UK economy dominates sentiment for the currency.
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The pound was trading at week lows against the dollar in Friday afternoon trading, as it reversed some of its solid gains made Thursday on the back of strong surveys on UK manufacturing and the retail sector. Sterling was also slightly weaker against the euro.
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The pound remained near 26-year highs against the dollar amid expectations of  further monetary tightening in the UK at the same time as housing concerns continue to dog thinking about the US economic outlook.
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The pound slipped Thursday after accounts from the Bank of England revealed it had lent another 4.65 billion pounds over the past week, with players speculating that this was to Northern Rock.