Pound hits record highs against dollar
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The pound set a new 26-year high of 2.0365 dollars amid the dollar&#39;s general weakness.
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The pound leapt Tuesday to the highest level against the dollar since 1981, as dealers seized on June inflation data that pointed toward higher British interest rates, analysts said.
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The euro hit a record high against the  yen on Thursday and remained within striking distance of this  week's all-time peak versus the dollar. Its bull run looks set  to continue in 2005.
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The euro yesterday reached a new record high against the dollar, renewing fears that the faltering economic recovery in mainland Europe will be choked off next year.
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The pound jumped back up towards the 2.02 dollar level, adding to its strength from earlier in the day.
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The euro set a record high versus the  dollar for the fifth session running on Wednesday and held just  below last year's lifetime high against the yen as investors'  long-standing grim views of the U.S. currency dominated  markets.
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The pound nearly broke the two-dollar mark after hitting fresh 14-year highs in the late afternoon.
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The euro climbed to within striking  distance of record highs against the dollar in thin dealings on  Thursday, with moves driven by technical trading in the run-up  to Christmas.
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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).
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The euro hit a new record high of $1.3336 in European trading this afternoon following publication of disappointing US consumer confidence data.
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The euro set a record high against the  dollar for the fifth session running on Wednesday and tested  last year's lifetime high against the yen as investors' bearish  views of the U.S. currency dominated markets.
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The pound came off earlier highs but remained firm, rising above the 1.98 US dollar mark for the first time in 11 days, supported by positive merger and acquisition talk, as well as the dollar&#39;s weakness.
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The euro hit a fresh record high against the dollar above &#36;1.3329 on Tuesday following the release of weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence data.
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The euro scaled an all-time high against the yen on Thursday, with the market betting on further euro strength against other major currencies on deep-rooted worries about the US trade and budget deficits.
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The euro rose to a new all-time high of $1.3467 in early trading in London this morning. The single currency later fell back slightly to $1.3452.
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The euro hit a fresh record high against the dollar above $1.3329 on Tuesday following the release of weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence data.
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The euro hit a new record high of 1.3074 dollars, even as eurozone officials called for the United States, Europe and Japan to take a common position against the currency's rise.