A Week Of Critical Decisions For Sterling Says FairFX.com
Rishi Patel, Head of FX trading at FairFX.com, commenting today, said, “The Global equity sell off has prompted safe haven buying in currency markets. The US dollar rally has kept the pressure on the Euro and Sterling and investors will be taking a cautious stance ahead of the major central bank meetings. This morning the pound failed to find any real direction, and there is still some ambiguity as to whether the Bank of England will expand the quantitative easing programme and if so, how far?
"This week is likely to set the scene for where financial markets will finish the year as traders await key decisions from the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Although markets are not currently expecting a change in base rate by the Federal Reserve, all eyes are watching as traders begin to speculate on the direction of monetary policy.
"If the markets stay cautious we would expect the dollar to appreciate as the ‘safe haven’ currency of choice. And in the UK we could see pressure firmly back on Sterling if the widely debated extension to the Asset Purchase Facility is significant."
FairFX.com is an internet based foreign exchange business with a technology platform that allows it to provide UK travellers with the best foreign exchange rates in the market.
Tuesday 03 November 2009, 10:05am
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