Strong GDP data helps pound reach six-week high against dollar
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The pound has risen to a six-week high against the dollar following stronger-than-expected economic growth data.
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The pound was solid against the euro despite mounting concerns about the state of Britain's public finances.
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Sterling strengthened after a sharper-than-expected pick up in inflation in November.
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The pound continued to climb, boosted by data out suggesting that the Bank of England&#39;s (BoE) 125 basis point rise in interest rates in the space of a year is still yet to bite.
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The pound hit a weekly peak of 1.4756 against the euro on Friday as investors dismissed poor manufacturing figures.
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The pound leapt Tuesday to the highest level against the dollar since 1981, as dealers seized on June inflation data that pointed toward higher British interest rates, analysts said.
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The dollar hit a six-week high against  the yen on Tuesday as investors worried about the impact of  high oil prices on Japan's economy while shrugging off news  that U.S. consumer confidence had slipped.
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The pound was well-bid after the Bank of England said the main measure of UK inflation may climb to 3.0 percent over the next six months, sparking speculation of further rate hikes.
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The pound has received a boost from higher-than-expected retail sales figures for November.
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The pound surged to another 26-year high against the US dollar on Wednesday, the eve of a widely expected interest rate hike from the Bank of England, dealers said.
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Sterling improved its position against the dollar by the end of trading.
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The pound has remained firm, trading at 6-day lows against the euro after better-than-expected UK inflation data Tuesday morning increased expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates further in 2007, most likely in February.
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The pound trades at a 26-year high against the US dollar as investors look ahead to an expected UK rate rise.
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The pound hit a one-month high against the dollar as next week&#39;s predicted cut in interest rates pulled down the US currency.
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The pound came off stronger against to the dollar though US home sales figures brought some cheer amid continuing worries about a slowdown in the world's biggest economy. The pound jumped to a near two-year high of 1.9490 from 1.9444 before the figures were released, and also rose to a new eight-year high of 226.46 yen.
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The pound was strong, reaching 10-day highs against the dollar, after another set of firm UK data strengthened expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates again this year, probably in November.
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The pound struck a 26-year high point against the dollar on Tuesday on expectations of further interest-rate rises in Britain.