Currency Market Updates - Sterling Rally Muted


	Currency Market Updates - Sterling Rally Muted

ryder99

7-1-2009 6:49 AM

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weak gdp data, currency market updates

ryder99 says:

The trend at the moment for sterling is a roller coaster in the face of weak GDP data which was the worst for over 50 years.

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The weak data for the UK helped the USD in particular in morning trading as the rate retraced from 1.675 to 1.66 by later morning. US consumer confidence data dropped to 49.3 in June from 54.8 in May- a bad number which exasperated a move into risk aversion started by weak UK GDP data. This led to further USD gains as Wall Street dipped on a sombre note and pushed cable down to 1.64. <A href="http://www.ino.com/info/196/CD3380/quotes.ino.com%2Fanalysis%2Ftrend%2F?symb=FOREX_GBPEUR">GBP/EUR</A> 
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