Pound slips against the euro
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The pound reached five-week lows against the euro, following disappointing data on retail sales and housing prices this week.
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The dollar fell against the pound after it took a knock from a vastly weaker than expected US labour market report.
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The pound slumped to a one-month low against the euro on concerns over the outlook for the UK economy combine with the continued fallout from news of the planned nationalisation of Northern Rock.
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The pound slipped to seven-week lows on mounting expectations that British interest rates may have peaked in light of weak economic data.
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The pound was down against the Euro and US dollar but made gains on the Japanese yen.
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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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Sterling inched up against the dollar Thursday as fresh economic data decreased the likelihood that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in the coming months.
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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.
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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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The pound was on the backfoot against the dollar as the US currency rebounded, with the falls in the wake of a woeful survey on services sector activity proving short-lived on the widely accepted view that the slowdown is not confined to the US.
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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 finished lower against major currencies on Tuesday, despite earlier hitting a high against the US dollar.
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The pound has posted short-lived gains against the dollar after the weak ISM data, rising briefly above the 1.97 dollar level to reach a one week-high against the US currency before edging back down again.
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The euro eased lower against the dollar in rangebound trading on the eve of key interest rate decisions in both the eurozone and Britain, dealers said Wednesday.
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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 falls to a record low against the euro, as dealers expect more interest rate cuts in Britain in 2008.
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The pound was rangebound against the euro and dollar on Wednesday on the eve of an interest rate decisions by the Bank of England (BoE).