Exchange Rate Forecasts

May, 2010

Foreign Exchange Daily Insight – The Pound drops against the Euro, after Germany ban short-selling on the single currency

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

by Adam Solomon Sterling / Euro and US Dollar The Pound remained under pressure against the majors yesterday, trading at close to the lowest level in 13-months against the U.S Dollar, as investors flocked to the security of dollar denominated assets as a hedge against risk. Germany limited speculative short-selling on the Euro, as the [...]

Foreign Exchange Daily Insight – The Euro declines heavily against the majors, dropping to a four-year low against the Dollar

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

by Adam Solomon Sterling / Euro and US Dollar The Pound weakened for a fifth straight day against the U.S Dollar, falling a further 0.8% to a low of $1.4330, while the UK currency also lost ground against the majority of the 16 most actively traded currencies, with the exception of the struggling Euro. UK [...]

Foreign Exchange Daily Insight – The Pound continues to decline as the Conservatives’ say public finances in a “very bad” state

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

by Adam Solomon Sterling / Euro and US Dollar The Pound plummeted to a fresh 13-month low against the U.S Dollar yesterday, while the UK currency lost ground against the majority of the 16 most actively traded currencies, after the Prime Minister David Cameron said that the government had discovered “very bad” spending decisions by [...]

Foreign Exchange Daily Insight – The Pound slumps to a fresh 13-month low against the U.S Dollar

Monday, May 17th, 2010

by Adam Solomon Sterling / Euro and US Dollar Following on from last week, the Pound rallied against the majority of the 16-most actively traded currencies, as the new coalition government was appointed on Tuesday and there was a mood of relief over the prospect of near-term political stability. The renewed sense of optimism didn’t [...]

Foreign Exchange News Flash – The Pound declines to the lowest level in a year, as the honeymoon period is officially over!!!

Friday, May 14th, 2010

by Adam Solomon Sterling / Euro and US Dollar The Pound declined yesterday against all of the 16 most actively traded currencies, as the UK currency fell over 1% versus the Euro, amid speculation that the UK economy may endure a double dip recession this year, as the new coalition government embarks on plans to [...]

Foreign Exchange News – Canadian Dollar Update

Friday, May 14th, 2010

by Jon Beddell Foreign Currency Market Update – GBP / CAD Update Sterling has had a bad week. The election uncertainty created high levels of volatility, and the final outcome does not appear to have give the markets much comfort. Much of the downside in the GBP/CAD rate can be attributed to CAD strength as [...]

Foreign Exchange News – Indian Rupee Update

Friday, May 14th, 2010

by Jon Beddell Foreign Currency Market Update – GBP / INR Update After a period of high volatility, but ultimately little net change over the election week, Sterling fell yesterday on the release of trade data for March which showed the trade deficit widened to £7.5bn for march, up from £6.3bn in February. Bank of [...]

Foreign Exchange Daily News – The Pound declines against the majors as Mervyn King rules out an interest rate increase

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

by Adam Solomon Sterling / Euro and US Dollar The Pound began the day yesterday on a much firmer footing, as the new coalition government was appointed and there was a mood of relief over the prospect of near-term political stability. The renewed sense of optimism didn’t last too long, as the Bank of England [...]

Foreign Exchange News – South African Rand Update

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

by Jon Beddell Foreign Currency Market Update – GBP / ZAR Update Sterling has not shown any decisive reaction to the eventual election outcome. We expected a coalition going into the vote, so the fact one has now been delivered has left the markets somewhat unsure of what to do next. The impacts of the [...]

Foreign Exchange News – New Zealand Dollar Update

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

by Jon Beddell Foreign Currency Market Update – GBP / NZD Update Sterling has not shown any decisive reaction to the eventual election outcome. We expected a coalition going into the vote, so the fact one has now been delivered has left the markets somewhat unsure of what to do next. The impacts of the [...]


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