Pound weak against the dollar
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The pound was in focus today after Bank of England (BoE) governor Mervyn King defended the central bank&#39;s arms-length approach to the instability sweeping the world&#39;s financial markets weighed on the pound.
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The pound was under pressure against the US dollar from weak housing data and comments by the Bank of England in a written submission to the parliamentary Treasury Committee which indicated that a weaker pound may be necessary to balance the current accounts.
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The dollar falls further against the euro while the pound remains at a 26-year high against the US currency.
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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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The dollar sank to a 26-year trough against the British pound on Tuesday and held near a two-month low against the euro amid prospects of higher European interest rates, dealers said.
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The pound was under the 1.88 US dollar level after another set of mixed data left the path of interest rates in the country unclear.
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The pound fell to a new low against the euro amid mounting expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in February.
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The pound remained under pressure, hitting a four-and-a-half year low against the euro of and four month low  against the dollar.
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The pound was weaker after comments from the Bank of England's rate-setter Kate Barker, who said the UK economy is not moving back to a high inflation environment.
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The strength of US data added to the pound's woes Wednesday, pushing it briefly to a four-week low against the dollar at around 1.9360 US dollars.
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The pound was down agaist all major currencies in early trading Tuesday.
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The pound continued to slide after the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 5.50 percent today. The decision was widely expected, although financial markets were pricing in a 20 percent chance of a surprise hike, leaving the pound vulnerable.
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The pound managed to hold steady against the euro and yen Friday despite falling against the dollar.
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The pound has edged lower against the dollar after reaching fresh two-year highs overnight.
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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 pound held its ground against the dollar despite strong economic data reinforced expectations that the US economy is enjoying a soft landing.