US ($) Currency Thread 2

whatusername

Morning all, whats happening today? Has johnny boy vanished now he's married and aint looking for $ any more?

inspector_monkfish

1.6320 trading
taking a continued hit after King's comments yesterday

kefrif

$1.626 as I type. A drop of 3c in 24 hours. thats a !!!!er, cos' it means I've "lost" $54 from my October holiday stash. !!!!!!! Thats a nights take-out dinner and a few beers gone for a burton...

Come on pound, turn it round!

whatusername

I jumped quick today and bought my last batch of $ from CCE at 1.63 for delivery 3 days before i fly.

Wirral_Girl

I've just done the same, taken the plunge and ordered half my holiday dollars at $1.6650 from CCE which I'm quite pleased with.

Here's hoping I'll get an even better rate in th........... oh no I shouldn't have said that, it's the kiss of death!!!!!!

inspector_monkfish

11:58 25Jun09 GBP/USD: Extends South to Threaten 1.6250

[10:58 GBP/USD: Extends South to Threaten 1.6250] London, June 25.

The poundremains under pressure heading into 7am Eastern/midday BST, with a fresh two-day low four pips shy of 1.6250 just plumbed (the 50 and figure levels typically provide support/resistance in GBP/USD). 1.6209 was Tuesday"s European morning five-day low. 1.6187 was last Thursday"s low (June 18).

1.6286 (European morning low) is now a resistance level. Obstacles above include 1.6300, 1.6322 and 1.6369 (yesterday"s post-FOMC statement low). Today"s Asian session range was 1.6416-1.6468 (<TGM2339>).

US weekly jobless claims will be disclosed at 12:30GMT, alongside the final estimate of US Q1 GDP.

inspector_monkfish

1.6235 trading

neilbond007

It all looks better than the 1.5150 that I traded at a month ago.
Aint used any of the money, so if I'd of waited I'd of been about $2200 better off.

Oh well. I'm not bitter. Angry and looking for revenge, yes. Bitter, no.

inspector_monkfish

13:52 25Jun09 GBP/USD: Weighed Down by Higher-Than-Expected US Jobless Claims

[12:51 GBP/USD: Weighed Down by Higher-Than-Expected US Jobless Claims] London,
June 25.

Cable has fallen to a fresh two-day low of 1.6231 since the 12:30GMT disclosure of a higher than expected US weekly jobless claims number. This came in at 627k, compared to the 600k forecast. The prior week"s jobless claims number was also upwardly revised by 4k to 612k. The data disappointment is bad news for the risk-sensitive pound, with Dow futures currently down 37 points. The Dow closed down 0.26% yesterday, its fourth consecutive lower close.

GBP/USD buy interest is tipped ahead of 1.6200 (1.6209 was Tuesday"s low), with sell stops touted below the figure.

inspector_monkfish

1.6315 trading
bit of a recovery going on.

time for a song....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lmyry2ka4