March, 2009
Foreign Exchange - UK Daily Update - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:04 - 0 Comments
Auto makers get backhanded – World First Morning Update – 31st March 2009
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On this day 109 years ago, the first ever advertisement for cars was published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine, marking the start of the age of the automobile industry. Yesterday saw the American automobile industry turn another corner in history, this one far bleaker.
The Obama administration refused to extend GM and Chrysler any further financial aid, giving them 60 and 30 days respectively to come up with new plans, or risk structured bankruptcy. This was combined with comments that US banks may need more capital to see out the crisis, which as expected had a negative impact on risky assets, sending equities spiralling across the globe. The US dollar and Yen benefited from the increase in risk aversion, while commodity currencies (AUD, NZD, CAD) gave up some of their recent gains, as investors took shelter
Sterling managed slight gains against the Euro over the day; however it was a case of the lesser of two evils as both regions were involved in yet another round of bailouts over the weekend. Equity markets absorbed news that the UK government had stepped in to rescue Dunfermline, the Scottish building society, while Germany and Spain were involved in their own bailouts over the weekend. The pain didn’t stop there for Spain, as a preliminary indicator showed that inflation had slipped into negative territory, raising fears of deflation within the Euro zone. Mortgage ledning was also above expectations in the UK, a positive signal for sterling.
The only major data out today is from the US, where we expect Chicago PMI and consumer confidence readings. The consumer confidence measure may contain some upside potential, considering equities excellent run of late. We also look to see how the market reacts to the news that Barclays will not receive assistance under the UK government’s assets protection scheme, after banking stocks were punished yesterday
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Indicative Rates |
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Sell |
Buy |
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GBPEUR |
1.0798 |
1.0826 |
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GBPUSD |
1.4313 |
1.4339 |
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EURUSD |
1.3237 |
1.3259 |
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GBPJPY |
140.45 |
141.04 |
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GBPAUD |
2.0790 |
2.0847 |
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GBPNZD |
2.5128 |
2.5202 |
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GBPCAD |
1.7961 |
1.8030 |
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NZDUSD |
0.5673 |
0.5706 |
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GBPZAR |
13.79 |
13.84 |
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USDZAR |
9.61 |
9.69 |
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GBPPLN |
5.0876 |
5.1064 |
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EURJPY |
129.85 |
130.46 |
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Rates are dependent on amount transacted |
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- Debt, Debt, Debt – World First’s Currency Exchange Morning Update – 26th March 2009
- Geithner To Stock Markets’ Rescue – World First’s Morning Update – 24th March 2009
- World First NZD/AUD Weekly Update – 23rd March 2009
- Fed Joins the QE party – World First’s Sterling Update – 23rd March
- Dollar’s Worst Week In 25 Years – World First’s Morning Update – 23rd March 2009
- The Bernanke Bombshell – World First’s Morning Update – 19th March 2009
- Sterling Stuck Before FOMC, Unemployment – World First’s Currency Exchange Morning Update – 18th March 2009
- Pound Up As Financial Shares Extend – World First Morning Update – 17th March 2009
- World First NZD/AUD Weekly Update – 16th March 2009
- Currency War Looms – World First’s Sterling Update – 16th March
- G20 Disappointing – World First’s Morning Update – 16th March 2009
- Swiss Shock the Market – World First’s Morning Update – 13th March 2009
- GBP Starting To Fight – World First’s Morning Update – 12th March 2009
- Banks Fight Back, Sterling Left Behind – World First’s Morning Update – 11th March 2009
- Sterling Hurt By Bank Falls – World First’s Morning Update – 10th March 2009
- Non Farms Point To Further Weakness – World First’s Morning Update – 9th March 2009
- World First NZD/AUD Weekly Update – 9th March 2009
- 50bps Cut Set To Help Sterling Higher – World First’s Morning Update – 6th March 2009
- Meet QE, your new friend – World First’s Morning Update – 5th March 2009
- Mixed Picture Keeps Sterling Under Pressure – World First’s Morning Update – 4th March 2009
- Fear Hammers Markets Lower – World First’s Morning Update – 3rd March 2009
- World First NZD/AUD Weekly Update – 3rd March 2009
- Bank Woes Add To Volatility – World First’s Morning Update – 2nd March 2009
