US ($) Currency Thread 2

neilbond007

Hello Strangers. Just a little note to say I became a very proud, blubbering mess of a daddy again today. Charlotte Emily, 7lb 2oz.

http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx154/neilbond007/?action=view&current=Charlotte_1.jpg

jen_br

has it already been 9 months????? I remember you just announcing this!!

She is adorabbbblleeee

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neilbond007 wrote: »

Hello Strangers. Just a little note to say I became a very proud, blubbering mess of a daddy again today. Charlotte Emily, 7lb 2oz.

http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx154/neilbond007/?action=view&current=Charlotte_1.jpg

Triple WOW!!! She is so, so lovely. Congratulations to all the family x x x

newish2this

Awwwww, she is gorgeous!
Congratulations to you and all your family
Wow!! Are you going to busy now

sabretoothtigger

Congratulations

Sterling Index At 1500 GMT
 
      (JAN 2005=100)     INDEX      GBP/USD     EUR/GBP 
     PREVIOUS CLOSE      83.6       1.5806      0.8049 
               OPEN      83.4       1.5809      0.8080 
              10 AM      83.4       1.5814      0.8075 
               NOON      83.4       1.5813      0.8075 
               2 PM      83.5       1.5796      0.8068 
               4 PM      83.4       1.5803      0.8079 
 


May 21, 2012 11:01 ET (15:01 GMT)

pollypenny

Charlotte is a little beauty, like her big sister! Congratulations, Neil.

(I looked at the photo immediately, but DS's lousy PC did something daft and I couldn't reply)

sabretoothtigger

MARKET TALK: UK Pound Slides Amid BOE Talk Of More Possible QE
11:28 (Dow Jones)

The UK pound is sliding lower against the dollar after the Bank of England's Martin Weale says there is still a case for more quantitative easing from the central bank. The BoE has been on hold when it comes to increasing its bond-purchase program, but fresh talk of QE is once again hurting the pound. Weale's remarks were reported by BBC Radio. The U.K.'s economy remains weak. It contracted 0.3% in the first quarter compared with the previous three months. QE talk from any major central bank is oftentimes an immediate signal to sell the currency. The pound is no exception. The pound is at $1.5652 from a session high of $1.5702 and a late Thursday price of $1.5676, according to EBS via CQG.

BOE's Weale Says There's Still A Case For More QE
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Falling output in the U.K. strengthens the case for more stimulus but that has to be balanced against high inflation, Bank of England policy maker Martin Weale said Thursday.

Weale told the BBC in a radio interview that the U.K. economy is "very weak" and a downward revision to first-quarter gross domestic product earlier this week was "disappointing."

Official figures show the economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, whereas an earlier estimate put the contraction at 0.2%.

"I said when [the first estimates] appeared that I thought they strengthened the case for further support for the economy with more asset purchases," Weale said, according to a recording of the interview posted on the BBC website. But he added policy makers are also grappling with an annual inflation rate measured at 3% in April--higher than the BOE's 2% target.

"Our job is to deliver inflation close to its target of 2%," Weale said.

The BOE called a halt to the expansion of its GBP325 billion bond-buying stimulus program, also known as quantitative easing, in May, citing stubborn inflation and signs of health in the economy despite the gloomy official data.

Yet the possibility of economic turmoil if Greece leaves the euro zone has raised fears about the U.K.'s prospects. Although he said a Greek departure from the curency union would cause "disturbances" he added he's sure the nation can withstand any fallout.

"If you look back over the past 100 years the British economy, and the U.K., has withstood quite a lot."

Full audio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hxt9s

Late Spot Sterling Rates In London
 
                       Current Bid-Ask             Previous 
                       ---------------             -------- 
 
  U.S.A.                 1.5695-1.5699        1.5687-1.5691 
  Euro                   1.2474-1.2473        1.2483-1.2482 
  Switzerland            1.4996-1.5006        1.4988-1.4997 
  Japan                  124.71-124.79        124.42-124.51 
  Canada                 1.6121-1.6133        1.6117-1.6127 
  Norway                 9.4239-9.4313        9.4267-9.4343 
  Sweden               11.2270-11.2352      11.2797-11.2872 
  Denmark                9.2676-9.2728        9.2751-9.2794 
 
Source: ICAP 
 
(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 25, 2012 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT)

Sterling Index At 1500 GMT
 
      (JAN 2005=100)     INDEX      GBP/USD     EUR/GBP 
     PREVIOUS CLOSE      83.5       1.5680      0.8024 
               OPEN      83.6       1.5663      0.8016 
              10 AM      83.5       1.5663      0.8032 
               NOON      83.6       1.5680      0.8019 
               2 PM      83.8       1.5669      0.7983 
               4 PM      83.6       1.5636      0.8001 
 
Contact London Newsroom, Dow Jones Newswires; +44-20-7842-9376

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 25, 2012 11:10 ET (15:10 GMT)

jen_br

OUCH! we need to recover.

sabretoothtigger

Its done it again, complete reversal almost losing this years gains in a few weeks

5% fall in sterling and 7% fall in Euro vs Dollars since start of May.

Just today alone was a 1% fall

jackieblack

sabretoothtigger wrote: »

its done it again, complete reversal almost losing this years gains in a few weeks

5% fall in sterling and 7% fall in euro vs dollars since start of may.

Just today alone was a 1% fall

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