EURO\/GBP – 1.1830
US$\/GBP \u2013 1.6137
CHF\/GBP \u2013 1.5386
CAN$\/GBP – 1.5955
AUS$\/GBP \u2013 1.5842
ZAR\/GBP \u2013 11.6597
JPY\/GBP \u2013 132.30
HKD\/GBP \u2013 12.5551
NZD\/GBP \u2013 2.0793
SEK\/GBP \u2013 10.3755
US$\/EURO – 1.3634<\/p>\n
A quiet day for sterling yesterday with sterling holding onto gains against the euro and the\u00a0US$. As mentioned yesterday there is a lack of substantive economic data this week and the market is waiting for the Bank of England meeting on Thursday. Talk of a rise in\u00a0UK\u00a0interest rates continues to be the fore but I think any increase at the BoE meeting is very unlikely.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The euro, a bit like sterling, had a quiet day. The economic data that could influence matters has been somewhat sparse and the European Central Bank held its interest rate setting meeting last week and was very firmly in the camp for holding euro zone interest rates at their current level for the time being. Against the US$ the euro has lost a bit of ground over the last week but still sits towards the top end of the three month range.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n And needless to say the\u00a0US$ has been fairly steady over the last 24 hours. What is beginning to benefit the\u00a0US$ is rising yields on US treasury bonds which are increasing as the\u00a0US\u00a0economic performance improves. The yield on two year government bonds hit their highest level since June of last year.<\/span><\/p>\n