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Pound Sterling Forecast Directory - Page #109

A round up of the latest Pound Sterling forecast news items from the Currency News desk.

Volatility Forecast for Pound Sterling in FX Markets

21 Dec 2015 at 8 AM - Written by John Cameron

Market Volatility Expected Before Year-End It might be Christmas week across the Western world, but trading will continue in the global markets throughout the festive period and it remains highly possible that major market move could take place between now and the end of the year. Investors eyeing the market would do well to remember...

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Outlook for Pound Sterling GBP Brighter Following US Interest Rate Hike

17 Dec 2015 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

Pound Sterling Exchange Rate Fluctuates on UK Retail Sales Data The UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) published the latest UK Retail Sales data earlier today and the numbers made positive reading for investors holding Sterling. The November data revealed a healthy year-on-year increase of 3.9% in the level of domestic shop sales –...

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US Interest Rates Rise : Pound Dollar GBP USD Exchange Rate Forecast to Slump

17 Dec 2015 at 1 PM - Written by Frank Davies

Federal Reserve Raised Overnight Cash Rate by 25 Basis Points As expected, yesterday evening saw the US Federal Reserve raised its headline interest rate for the first time in nine years. The 25 basis point hike had been largely factored-in by investors, but the tone of the rhetoric used by the US central bank in its accompanying statement...

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Pound Sterling GBP Forecast to Fall Despite Go-Ahead UK Jobs Data

16 Dec 2015 at 3 PM - Written by Ben Hughes

Unexpected Drop in UK Unemployment Failed to Support the Pound Sterling Today Positive UK economic data, published earlier today, has so far failed to support the Pound Sterling (currency : GBP) against the other sixteen most actively traded global currencies. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures showed that the rate of...

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Decidedly Mixed Outlook for South African Rand ZAR

15 Dec 2015 at 6 AM - Written by Minesh Chaudhari

GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Broke Through 24.0000 Last Week The South African Rand (currency : ZAR) endured the ‘session from hell’ last week as a combination of domestic political turmoil and the continued slump in global commodities prices sent the Pound Sterling Rand exchange rate spiralling through the 24.0000 GBP ZAR threshold for...

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Weekly Pound Sterling GBP FX Market Data Forecast

14 Dec 2015 at 12 PM - Written by John Cameron

FOMC Interest Rate Decision to Dominate Trader Focus This Week One risk event is forecast to dominate proceedings in the global currency markets this week – the US Federal Reserve’s final monetary policy announcement of the year. Analysts anticipate that America’s policymakers will reveal on Wednesday evening that they are...

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IMF Gives UK Economy Stamp of Approval : British Pound Sterling GBP Forecast Improves

14 Dec 2015 at 8 AM - Written by Tim Boyer

IMF Positive about British Economy but Warned against Brexit in 2017 The Pound Sterling (currency : GBP) received a marked boost during the final stretch of last week’s session. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not been universally positive about the decisions taken by UK policymakers since the global financial crisis of...

CATEGORIES: Pound Sterling Forecasts South African Rand Forecasts

Gains Forecast for Pound Sterling GBP vs Norwegian Krone NOK, Canadian Dollar CAD, as Oil Slumps

11 Dec 2015 at 3 PM - Written by Frank Davies

'Risk-off' Trading Environment Provoked Global Stocks Volatility Today Today’s session in the global FX markets has brought major movement for the leading global currencies. Global share markets have plunged, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index shedding over 1.50% of its value on the session so far, while many of the...

CATEGORIES: Pound Canadian Dollar Forecasts Pound Norwegian Krone Forecasts Poun Forecasts

Further Gains Predicted for GBP ZAR exchange Rate

11 Dec 2015 at 6 AM - Written by John Cameron

GBP to EUR Exchange Rate Gained after BoE Held Rates The Bank of England (BoE) opted to maintain its headline interest rate at 0.50% yesterday and did not extend the £375bn which it has committed to its controversial Quantitative Easing up to this point. However, the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street’s policy announcement still...

CATEGORIES: Pound Rand Forecasts Pound Sterling Forecasts South African Rand Forecasts

Downside Forecast for Pound New Zealand Dollar Exchange Rate GBP NZD

10 Dec 2015 at 3 PM - Written by Toni Johnson

GBP to NZD Exchange Rate Trading Close to 2.2300 Today Most analysts had anticipated that last night’s policy announcement would yield a 25 basis point cut from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). The Kiwi central bank’s decision to trim its Official Cash Rate from 2.75% down to 2.50% therefore came as a surprise to few...

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