Foreign Exchange - UK Daily Update - Written by rick on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:22 - 0 Comments

World First Foreign Exchange 15 December 2009 Update: Abu Dhabi steps up as Euro IP disappoints

 

News that $10bn from Abu Dhabi would be extended to Dubai to help its state holding company pay back some of its mounting debts saw markets head toward risky assets and out of the dollar, stemming its recent rise. The dollar moved back from two month highs against the euro and moved back towards the 1.63’s against the pound.

The euro struggled itself, as Industrial Production figures brought to an end five months of expansion. Employment figures were no better revealing a decline, and underlining the ECB’s view that further pressures remain in the Euro zone

Dovish RBA minutes overnight saw the Aussie weaken a nudge, the Central Bank suggesting that its record three consecutive rises in interest were enacted to provide them some flexibility further down the line

Data today from the UK reveals CPI and RPI figures, from the Eurozone we have ZEW sentiment figures, while the US provides a PPI reading

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Latest Exchange Rates At Time Of Writing

Indicative Rates

Sell

Buy

GBP/EUR

1.1132

1.1158

GBP/USD

1.6273

1.6297

EUR/USD

1.4604

1.4625

GBP/JPY

144.64

145.32

GBP/AUD

1.7854

1.7899

GBP/NZD

2.2456

2.2508

GBP/CAD

1.7220

1.7278

NZD/USD

0.7230

0.7256

GBP/ZAR

12.10

12.13

USD/ZAR

7.42

7.46

GBP/PLN

4.6231

4.6507

EUR/JPY

129.90

130.51

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