Sterling holds ground against major currencies
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Sterling remained range-bound against both the Euro and dollar as US public holiday ensured low trading volumes and cautious investors looked for guidance from this week&#39;s series of central bank meetings, dealers said Monday.
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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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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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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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Sterling remained solid against both the dollar and the euro -- which dipped below 0.6850 pounds -- as a week of strong data has prompted some re-evaluation of future interest rate expectations.
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The pound remained strong against the dollar after the latest Hometrack survey provided further evidence that higher interest rates are taking their toll on the housing market.
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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.
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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.
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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 remained firm but was off the series of 26-year highs posted earlier against the dollar with the US Independence Day holiday and Thursday&#39;s interest rate decisions in the euro zone and UK preventing any major movements in the currency markets.
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The pound remained sharply higher after the Bank of England's decision to hike interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent surprised the market, which had been expecting rates to be left on hold.
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The pound held firm against the dollar and euro after a string of recent economic data continued to suggest that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to raise interest rates in the coming months to keep a stranglehold on inflation.
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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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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 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 was trading at week lows against the dollar in Friday afternoon trading, as it reversed some of its solid gains made Thursday on the back of strong surveys on UK manufacturing and the retail sector. Sterling was also slightly weaker against the euro.
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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.