06/03/2012

EURO/GBP - 1.2004
US$/GBP – 1.5839
CHF/GBP – 1.4482
CAN$/GBP - 1.5782
AUS$/GBP – 1.4914
ZAR/GBP – 12.0568
JPY/GBP – 128.90
HKD/GBP – 12.2982
NZD/GBP – 1.9401
SEK/GBP – 10.6312
AED/GBP – 5.8242
US$/EURO - 1.3191
INR/GBP - 79.25

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Sterling had a strong day yesterday strengthening against the majority of currencies although it did remain fairly flat against the euro. Weak services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data dampened the UK’s economic outlook early on before sterling rallied throughout the rest of the day on the prospect of the Greek private sector debt swap being approved. There is not much data released today; but, the markets have the potential to move very fast in these very uncertain times; so call in now for the latest news and a live quote.

The euro traded in a very similar pattern to sterling yesterday strengthening against the majority of currencies whilst remaining fairly flat against sterling. Economic data was mixed showing a lack of confidence overall in the Euro zone economy. Greek bondholders are expected to take part in a debt swap this week which will write off about 100 billion euro’s. If the deal does not get approved by the March 8 deadline it will cause a great deal of volatility in the markets so call in now for the latest news and a live quote.

The US dollar had a mixed day yesterday, the dollar weakened against the euro and sterling; but, strengthened against the commodity backed currencies. The service sector unexpectedly rose at the fastest rate in a year providing yet more evidence of economic growth from the US. There is not a great deal of data out today as the US eyes the unemployment data released later on in the weak for further indication on the state of the world's largest economy. Call in now for the latest update and the latest news.

Elsewhere, the Japanese Yen had a strong start to yesterday due to China reducing its growth forecast to 7.5% which stoked fears of a Global slowdown. The Australian Reserve Bank decided to keep interest rates on hold at 4.25% but made it clear that they would cut rates if the world economy affected the demand for Australian goods. This led to the Australian dollar being under pressure. Call in now for the latest update and the latest news.

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