US$/GBP - 1.5546 

Sterling climbed by 0.7% against the US dollar as rumours the Swiss National Bank may raise its amount of sterling holdings increases. The pound however, fell by 0.4% against the euro after German parliament voted in favour of approving another Euro zone rescue fund. This week has shown significant signs that sterling is in fact being led around by other currency pairs which makes its movement difficult to predict. Data out yesterday showed UK house prices rose by 0.1%. According to Nationwide, house prices are likely to remain stable until the end of 2011. Call in now for a quote.

In the US, the US dollar rose by 0.5% against the yen whilst it made slim losses versus the euro. There was some good news for the US yesterday with GDP figures showing the economy has grown 1.3% for the second quarter. Additionally, jobless claims decreased from last week. Despite this, the US dollar still slipped 0.2% against a basket of currencies. Many think that the appeal for the US dollar as a safe haven currency is being undermined by the possibility of further quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve next week. Out today are figures for US personal income and spending for the month of August. This may cause significant movement, so call in now for a rate.

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US$/GBP – 1.5456 Sterling gained against the US dollar on Friday afternoon as investors took profits from the US currency’s earlier rally, but the pound remained close to a one year low on concerns over the global economic outlook. The pound also strengthened against the euro on speculation that Greece will not be able to  Continue Reading…