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Pound Sterling Forecast Directory - Page #79

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

Pound Sterling (GBP) to Australian Dollar (AUD) Edges Lower on Lingering Risk-Sentiment

29 Dec 2016 at 1 PM - Written by James Fuller

The Pound to Australian Dollar exchange rate extended its recovery attempt towards the end of Friday’s session but while it may end the week closer to opening levels GBP/AUD looks to have lost around half a cent in value over the week. If iron ore prices continue to improve in early-2017 this could help boost the ‘Aussie’ against...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to US Dollar (USD) Falls as Hard Brexit Concerns Continue to Weigh

28 Dec 2016 at 2 PM - Written by Toni Johnson

The Pound to US Dollar exchange rate fell swiftly when UK markets reopened on Wednesday following the long holiday weekend, as a lack of fresh supporting factors for GBP left the currency weak. GBP/USD lost around two cents in value last week and settled on the level of 1.2278. While it trended flatly amid quiet trade earlier this week, it...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to Swiss Franc (CHF) Slips as Swiss-EU Relations Improve

23 Dec 2016 at 3 PM - Written by Ben Hughes

The Pound to Swiss Franc exchange rate slipped to its worst levels since November on Friday as Brexit concerns continued to weigh on Sterling appeal despite the day’s decent UK growth results. GBP/CHF fell from the week’s opening level of 1.2818 to a monthly low of 1.2562. Pound (GBP) Fails to Benefit from Friday’s UK Growth...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to Australian Dollar (AUD) Exchange Rate Soft Despite Improved UK Consumer Confidence

22 Dec 2016 at 5 PM - Written by Tim Boyer

As low trading volumes and a general atmosphere of risk aversion weighed on the Australian Dollar the Pound nevertheless struggled to find traction against its rival, leaving the GBP AUD exchange rate on a narrow downtrend. Pound Sterling Trended Lower Despite Improved Consumer Confidence Confidence in Pound Sterling (GBP) has been...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to South African Rand (ZAR) Fluctuates near Weekly Lows

22 Dec 2016 at 12 PM - Written by Minesh Chaudhari

The Pound to South African Rand exchange rate fell on Tuesday and has fluctuated near its worst weekly levels since then. Due to a lack of fresh supportive factors for the Pound, investors have seen little reason to buy it this week. GBP/ZAR began the week trending at 17.48 and on Tuesday dropped into the region of 17.20. Despite some...

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Brexit Speculation and Fed Rate Hike Expectations Weigh on GBP USD Exchange Rate

20 Dec 2016 at 4 PM - Written by Minesh Chaudhari

Worries over the government’s approach to Brexit have limited the appeal of the Pound (GBP) once again, with investors concerned by Prime Minister Theresa May’s continued reticence over revealing more of her strategy to Parliament. GBP Exchange Rates Trended Lower Despite Bullish Retail Sales Data Although the CBI retail sales index...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to Euro (EUR) Fluctuates Flatly on Bank of England (BoE) Disappointment

16 Dec 2016 at 10 AM - Written by Tim Boyer

The Pound to Euro exchange rate saw little change in movement on Friday as investors continued to react to Thursday’s disappointing Bank of England (BoE) meeting and the latest Brexit news. Meanwhile, the Euro recovered from its lows against the US Dollar. GBP/EUR began the week at the level of 1.1905. After hitting a weekly high of...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to US Dollar (USD) Slumps as Fed Takes on Hawkish 2017 Outlook

15 Dec 2016 at 2 PM - Written by Ben Hughes

The Pound to US Dollar exchange rate struggled to recover on Friday afternoon as American markets opened and the US Dollar increased in strength. This was despite the day’s US ecostats coming in well below expectations. US housing start figures for November came in at -18.7% month-on-month while building permits came in at a low...

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Pound Sterling (GBP) to US Dollar (USD) Fluctuates Ahead of Fed?s December Meeting

14 Dec 2016 at 3 PM - Written by John Cameron

The Pound to US Dollar exchange rate extended its lows on Thursday afternoon as the Bank of England’s final meeting of 2016 didn’t give GBP traders anything to get excited about. The bank indicated that even if inflation were to continue increasing in 2017, it would not be enough to cause them to tighten Britain’s monetary policy....

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ECB Decision Sends Pound to Euro Exchange Rate to 1.1189, Will GBP/EUR Hold Here?

8 Dec 2016 at 2 PM - Written by Ben Hughes

Pound Euro Exchange Rate Rally Extends Article 50 Best After Draghi's Policy Change Interpreted as Taper The Pound to Euro exchange rate today (09/12/16): 1.18765.The Euro to Pound exchange rate today: 0.84200 The Pound Euro exchange rate has risen considerably today, advancing from a daily low of 1.16 to a new high of 1.18. UK news...

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