02/05/2012

EURO/GBP - 1.2270
US$/GBP – 1.6219
CHF/GBP – 1.4749
CAN$/GBP - 1.5992
AUS$/GBP – 1.5692
ZAR/GBP – 12.546
JPY/GBP – 130.52
HKD/GBP – 12.579
NZD/GBP – 1.9908
SEK/GBP – 10.911
AED/GBP – 5.9632
US$/EURO - 1.3214
INR/GBP - 85.86


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Sterling had a poor start to the day as Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) figures came in worse than expected underlining the negative sentiment from last week's GDP figures showing that growth in the UK is slowing down. Sterling then recovered to some extent before dropping sharply as US economic data was released. The market will look towards the Construction PMI figures released today for further insight into the state of the economy; so call in now for the latest news and a live quote.

The euro started the day strong against sterling following the UK’s poor PMI reading; but, weakened against the majority of currencies following the US manufacturing PMI release. Trading volumes were fairly light with the majority of Europe closed for the Labour Day bank holiday yesterday. German and Eurozone unemployment data will be the main releases on the agenda today as Europe returns back to work; but, developments in Spain and a look ahead to the French elections could cause a lot of volatility; so, call in now for the latest news and a live quote.

The US dollar had a poor start to the day; but, strengthened on the news that the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing PMI indices data released showed much better than expected figures increasing investor confidence in the world’s largest economy. The unemployment data release will be the main news on the agenda today and will provide some direction to the expected figures for the highly influential Non-farm payrolls data released on Friday. Call in now for the latest news and a live update.


Elsewhere, the Australian dollar was weak against the majority of currencies following the Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly lowering the interest rate by 0.5% yesterday morning, with the New Zealand dollar trading in a fairly similar pattern. The commodity backed currencies strengthened in the afternoon as risk appetite returned to the market following the positive economic data released in the US. Chinese manufacturing PMI also came in just below market expectations. Swiss retail sales figures are released first thing and unemployment data from New Zealand will be released late this evening. Call in now for the latest update and a live quote.


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