Pound rises against dollar ahead of Fed rate decision
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The pound soared against the dollar on Wednesday amid mounting speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by at least a quarter point to boost the flagging US economy.
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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 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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Rising US interest rates help push the dollar higher as finance ministers gather for the G7 meeting in the UK.
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The US dollar rose slightly against the euro yesterday as the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter-point and the US trade deficit was larger than expected.
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Business & money: City expectations of a fresh rise in interest rates this week push sterling close to highest level against US currency in more than a quarter of a century.
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THE US Federal Reserve is set to press ahead this week with a further rise in American interest rates, with markets on alert for a signal of the pace and timing of future increases.
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The dollar strengthened against the pound Monday after a senior Fed official raised the prospect of another cut in interest rate by indicating that last week&#39;s 0.5 percent lowering prevented the US economy sliding into recession.
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The dollar gained support on Thursday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated the  previous day that U.S. interest rates would continue to rise.
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The pound was off earlier highs as the market positioned itself for Wednesday's release of the minutes to the Nov 9 meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, when interest rates were raised to 5.00 percent, their highest level in over five years.
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The UK pound climbs to its highest level against the US dollar in 26 years.
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The pound made gains against most major currencies on Friday, as the dollar stayed steady above 15-year lows against a basket of currencies.
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Sterling has risen to an eight-day high against the euro after a stronger than expected employment report raised expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to raise interest rates to keep a stranglehold on inflation.
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The UK pound climbs past the $2.10 level against the US dollar, the highest it has been in 26 years.
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The dollar gained against the euro Thursday in the wake of an announcement by the European Central Bank that it had opted to keep its key interest rates on hold as widely expected.
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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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The dollar edged up against the euro on Tuesday as traders waited for a key report on American retail sales and inflation figures in Britain.