Pound Suffers as British Economy Struggles to Rebound
The British pound was one of the worst performing currencies today in
After posting its first budget deficit for January since 1993 this week, the pound declined versus most of the 16 main traded currencies as it signaled that public accounts may be in a position difficult to adjust, evidencing that economic conditions in the U.K. are worse than in multiple economic regions in the world, specially if compared with its
The U.K. has not yet managed to put itself back on the tracks of growth as the credit bubble which struck the country in late 2008 was deeper in Britain than in the Eurozone or Asia for example. As long as positive and solid economic data is not published in the country, the sterling will remain among the least attractive currencies among the most important ones in forex markets.
GBP/USD traded at 1.5567 as of 17:10 GMT from a previous intraday rate of 1.5673.
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Earlier News About the Great Britain Pound:
- Pound Down on China's New Requirements (2010-02-12)
- Pound Declines on Asset Purchase Speculations (2010-02-06)
- Pound Falls Sharply on BOE Statements (2010-02-04)
- Pound Slides on Real Estate Data (2010-02-02)
- Pound Bullish Before GDP Report (2010-01-25)
