Pound makes modest gains on housing data
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Sterling was little changed, with a survey into the housing market from the property website Hometrack coming in as expected.
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Sterling softened after data released this morning by the British Banking Association provided further evidence that house prices are finally starting to cool.
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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 was slightly firmer against the dollar after strong housing mortgage and money supply data fuelled speculation that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to hike its key borrowing rate.
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The pound dropped slightly against the euro and the dollar after a relatively downbeat quarterly industrial trends survey from the Confederation of British Industry.
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The pound strengthened slightly against the dollar but remained weak against the euro after the release of more downbeat news on the UK housing market.
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British housing market grew slightly for the second month in succession in September, showing further evidence of checking effects by five interest rates hikes since last November
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The pound firmed Tuesday as an upbeat speech from Bank of England rate setter Kate Barker and the recovery in global equity markets offset a weak UK manufacturing survey.
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Sterling picked up slightly from earlier levels but remained on the weak side, with analysts now confident that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will not raise interest rates when it meets next week.
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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 first economic data to emerge since last month's credit woes suggest a modest impact on business and consumers.
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Treasury debt prices made modest gains  on Thursday following a surprise jump in weekly jobless claims  and retail sales that were slightly below expectations after  auto sales were stripped out.
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The pound shrugged off government figures showing house prices rose at a slower pace in May and marched up to a 26-year high of 2.0402 dollars.
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The pound was solid against the euro after British retail sales data showed spending on the high street to be more resilient than expected.
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Investor's Business Daily - Home prices in Britain and Wales rose just 3% in Dec. vs. a year earlier, said property consultant Hometrack. That's the smallest gain since June '06. Prices fell 0.3% vs. Nov., the most since Jan. '05. Homes are staying on the market for 8.3 weeks, the longest since the survey began in '01. The data are raising the prospects of further Bank of England rate cuts early next year.
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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 was solid on Wednesday after the release of strong wage and consumer confidence surveys.