Bank of England — News Archive

Pound Falls to New Lows as BoE Expects Recession

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound fell to its one-month low against the USD and to the 3-month low against the yen, following the comments of the country’s monetary officials and the global bearish trend for the riskier assets.

Sterling Falls After Interest Rates Remained at Low Level

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound fell today after the central bank’s policy makers kept the interest rates at the low level, despite the concerns that the inflation may accelerate.

Pound Goes Up on High Inflation & Retail Sales

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound strengthened today on the speculation that the higher than expected inflation and the retail sales would cause the central bank to raise the interest rates.

Pound Weakens on Fears of Double-Dip Recession

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Pound weakened today after the central bank’s policy makers suggested that the budget spending cuts might throw the Britain’s economy back into recession.

Pound Goes Up on Outlook for Interest Rates Increase

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound rose today against the U.S. dollar and the euro on the speculation that the planned budget cuts wouldn’t damp the economic growth and after the Bank of England signaled that it might raise the interest rates.

U.K. Retail Sales Beat Forecast, Pound Rises

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound strengthened today against the U.S. dollar and some other most-traded currencies after the retail sales rose more than expected, suggesting that Britain’s economic recovery is strengthening.

Positive Forecasts for Pound Brought Currency Higher

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Pound strengthened today, erasing its losses against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, amid the speculations that the central bank will raise the interest rates after forecasts promised that the economic growth would accelerate and the budget deficit would be decreased.

Pound Drops on Concern for U.K. Economic Recovery

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound slid today on the concerns for the risks for the economic recovery in the U.K., signaling about the pressing need to deal with the Britain’s significant budget deficit.

Pound Rises vs. Euro with Increase of Mortgage Approvals

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound advanced against the euro today after the Bank of England reported about the higher than expected increase of the mortgage approvals in the previous month.

Pound Is Rising with U.K. Production

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Great Britain poundThe Great Britain pound rebounded against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen on the signs that the factory production in the U.K. surged in February by twice as much as the analysts predicted, to the highest since 2008, as the recent declines of the pound were helping the economy to recover.


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