Today’s Market Comment on Currency values
Friday 14th May, 2010. Global Currency Market Comment
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Yesterday, was yet another turbulent day for both Sterling and the Euro. Both currencies lost ground against the US Dollar in particular. Now that the UK election result is agreed, all attention has turned on the uncertainty before the UK Chancellor’s emergency budget due within the first 50 days.
GBP: USD. The pound started off well enough at about $1.49, but sank to below $1.46 this morning. It would seem that the market currently prefers dollars, but that may change following the announcement in the US, that eight banks are facing investigation into the ratings of their mortgage products in the run-up to the financial crisis.
EUR:USD. It isn’t clear why the euro is struggling so much, given that the Eurozone has recently announced some reasonable economic data. It’s possible that the markets are becoming more anxious about the medium term prospects of theeconomic recovery in Europe. The Euro has dropped to close to $1.25. If the markets are concerned, expect this to go lower.
GBP:EUR. Early on in March, 2010, we saw the €1.10, now we’re regularly seeing €1.17 to €1.18. The last time we had rates like this, was between mid-june and early August 2009. After then, it dropped suddenly to €1.07, and we had many customers who had held off. They lost their opportunity.
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Global Currency exchange rates news today
Thursday 13th May, 2010. Global Currency Exchange rates Market Comment
Yesterday, we saw a much improved day for the currency markets. There was a widespread recovery in share prices and the generally positive economic data did much to improve the Pound rate, particularly against the US Dollar and the Euro.
In the UK, the new Government has announced that it will cut public spending by £6bn in this fiscal year as an immediate step in a broader commitment to tackle the budget deficit. This was well received by the markets and gained the Bank of England’s support.
EUR: GBP. Today, we have seen the Euro gain a little against the pound, but most people believe that the Pound will continue to gain against the Euro. So Now could be a good time to call or email a currency dealer to discuss buying a forward currency contract if you have Euros to sell and pounds to buy.
AED: AUD. If you have AED, UAE Dirhams, and are looking to buy Australian Dollars, now could be a good time to buy. The aed has gained about 10% over the last year and seems to be peaking.
USD: EUR. The USD has moved considerably against the Euro to about 1.26 from a peak of 1.5 in just a matter of months. The value dropped to about 1.25, so we may have seen the bottom of the dip. If you have AED, or USD, and you want Euros, this could be the time to buy Euros.
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