Pound at 10-day highs against dollar
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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 was supported by reported buying of the currency from the Middle East, which prompted what traders were active today to push it higher once it passed through the two dollar mark in early trading.
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Sterling hit a new all-time low against the euro Friday and a ten-month low versus the dollar on forecasts of lower borrowing costs in Britain.
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The pound was firmer after a raft of strong data this morning increased the likelihood that the Bank of England will hike interest rates soon.
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Interest rate speculation drives the UK pound to its highest level against the US dollar in 26 years.
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The pound remained in freefall, with the euro hitting a series of record highs against the currency throughout the afternoon, the latest at 0.7381 sterling.
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Sterling continued to outperform the dollar after official figures showed British high-street spending was unexpectedly robust in August, helping to build the case for another rate hike by the Bank of England.
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The pound was firmer after the latest producer price figures out of the UK showed prices continued to rise.
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The pound came off earlier highs but remained firm, rising above the 1.98 US dollar mark for the first time in 11 days, supported by positive merger and acquisition talk, as well as the dollar&#39;s weakness.
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The pound has finished up against the dollar, the euro and the Swiss franc but closed down against the yen.
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The pound was steady, though off an earlier fresh 26-year high against the dollar as the latter bounced back on relief that Thursday afternoon&#39;s US economic news was not as bad as some had feared.
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The pound leapt to yet another 26-year pinnacle against the dollar amid US housing market concerns and the prospect of higher interest rates in Britain, dealers said Wednesday.
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The pound hit another 26-year peak against the dollar on Tuesday, and the euro held close to a historic high point against the US unit as dealers bet on rising interest rates in Britain and the eurozone.
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The British pound hit a 26-year high against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, shooting above $2.04, after higher-than-expected inflation figures raised expectations of another hike in United Kingdom base rates. The dollar was up against other key currencies.Gold prices were mixed in European trading.The euro traded at $1.3783, down from $1.3784 late Monday. Later, in midday trading in New York, the euro fetched $1.3781.Other dollar rates in Europe, compared with late Monday, included 122.34 Japanese yen, up from 121.82; 1.2031 Swiss francs, up from 1.2021; and 1.0436 Canadian dollars, up from 1.0429. Read more
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The pound rose sharply against its major rivals after strong economic growth data helped it reach an eight-day high against the US currency on Friday.
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The pound stayed solidly above the 1.99 dollars level and hit new multi-year highs against the yen, consolidating its strength after the minutes from the Bank of England&#39;s (BoE) last rate-setting meeting fuelled expectations for higher interest rates.
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The pound Tuesday struck the highest level against the US dollar since 1981 as investors were drawn by favourable interest rate differentials, traders said.