Pound firms against weak dollar
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Sterling inched up slightly against the US currency to remain above the key two-dollar threshold on Wednesday.
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Sterling remained solid against both the dollar and the euro -- which dipped below 0.6850 pounds -- as a week of strong data has prompted some re-evaluation of future interest rate expectations.
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The pound was steady after falling earlier on Tuesday.
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The pound was mostly lower against major currencies Wednesday, quickly reversing earlier gains as market players concluded that today's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter UK GDP data and hawkish Monetary Policy Committee minutes are unlikely to mean the Bank of England will not cut interest rates next month.
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The pound has retreated against its major rivals after the Bank of England's (BoE) decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent.
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The pound eased off earlier highs against the dollar but remained steady against the euro.
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The pound was firmer against the dollar, tracking the broader downward move in the US currency.
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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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Sterling remained weak, the only currency to fall against the dollar, with the euro settling above 0.70.
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The pound was steady Monday after falling to a four-and-a-half-month low against the dollar of 1.9652 US dollars this morning, as investors turn their attention to Thursday's interest rate decision by the Bank of England.
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Sterling bulked up some by the end of the session. Earlier the pound had been on the backfoot after softer than expected inflation numbers for August cemented expectations that the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee may not raise the cost of borrowing too much further from its current 4.75 percent.
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The pound firmed following a slightly stronger than expected consumer confidence reading.
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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 dollar shuttled in a narrow range against most major currencies in light trade ahead of Christmas, but sterling tumbled on fears that UK interest rates could move lower.
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The pound remained on the weak side following last week&#039;s dovish minutes from the Bank of England&#039;s rate setting panel. It was a quiet day for UK data.
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Sterling has received a modest boost against the dollar after positive job market figures showed a fall in the number people making jobless claims.
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The pound stabilised after earlier losses following China&#39;s tax hike and the release of a survey showing inflation expectations remaining steady despite the rise in CPI inflation.