The Euro and British pound have come under severe selling pressure after the ECB and BoE cut interest rates by 50bp. Interest rates are now at historic lows for both central banks and even though the rate announcements were negative for both currencies, the Euro has sold off more aggressively than the British pound [...]

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Update - 5 Reasons Why the British Pound is Being Pounded - Access my latest article Feb 28, 2010
http://www.kathylien.com/site/british-pound/british-pound-5-reasons-why-the-pound-is-being-pounded

How Did the British Pound Trade in 2008?
The British pound was one of the worst performing currencies in 2008. It fell to a 6 year low against the US dollar and record low against the Euro [...]

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In less than 24 hours, we have interest rate decisions from 3 countries:
1. New Zealand
2. United Kingdom
3. Eurozone
With the global easing cycle in full swing, rate cuts are expected all around. New Zealand and the UK have been two of the most aggressive countries when it comes to cutting interest rates.  At their last meetings, [...]

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With the recession in the UK economy in full swing and the Bank of England scheduled to cut interest rates this week, further weakness in the British pound was expected. However not many people could have anticipated the degree of the sell-off that we saw in the British pound today.
The currency fell [...]

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With the global economic downturn in full swing, one of the burning questions on everyone’s minds is who will be the first central bank to take interest rates to zero and how close will everyone else get?
We are in a global easing cycle and the varying aggressiveness of central banks around the world means [...]

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