Pound hits two-year high against dollar
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Sterling has surged to a 23-month high of 1.9336 against the dollar as sentiment in the US currency was dented by comments the from the deputy governor of the Chinese central bank.
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The euro rose to a new all-time high of 1.3467 dollar in early trading in London.
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Sterling punched to a 14-year high against a broadly weaker dollar on Thursday, while expectations that world growth will stay strong despite a slower U.S. economy lifted global stock indexes to fresh record highs.
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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 draws closer to the $2 barrier, hitting a new 14-year high of $1.9748 before retreating slightly.
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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.
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The pound jumped back up towards the 2.02 dollar level, adding to its strength from earlier in the day.
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The pound gained, reaching a nine-day high against the euro and the dollar after earlier relatively hawkish comments from Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member John Gieve.
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The dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Wednesday after data showed the United  States was attracting more than enough foreign capital to fund  its huge current account deficit.
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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 pound struck a 26-year high point against the dollar on Tuesday on expectations of further interest-rate rises in Britain.
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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 dollar rose to two-month highs  against the euro on Wednesday, helped by a U.S. inflation  report that reaffirmed market expectations on future interest  rate rises.
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The dollar jumped to a two-month high  against the euro on Tuesday as the market swung its attention  back to rising U.S. interest rates, a thin ray of light in the  dollar's overall weakening trend.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in auction yesterday to the highest levels in two weeks.
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The dollar jumped to a two-month high  against the euro on Tuesday as the market swung its attention  back to the attraction of rising interest rates in the United  States.
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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.