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inspector_monkfish

14:17 10Mar09 IFR-GBP/USD: 1.3900 Revisited, BoE"s Fisher Comments Generate Buzz

[14:17 GBP/USD: 1.3900 Revisited, BoE"s Fisher Comments Generate Buzz] London, March 10. Cable has just revisited 1.3900 (London lunchtime intra-day high), as the pound benefits from lumpy US equity price gains (the Dow is currently up 265 points). A 1.3900 option strike rolls off at the 10am Eastern NY option cut tomorrow (Wednesday, 14:00GMT). Above-figure supply is touted at 1.3920, 1.3950 and 1.4000. The pre-weekend low was 1.4039 (Friday). 1.4080-1.4184 was yesterday"s Asian session range.

New BoE MPC member Paul Fisher has reportedly said that the BoE is looking at ways to bring down LIBOR, in a meeting he had with a German bank. Fisher, the former head of the BoE"s FX Division, succeeded Paul Tucker as BoE Executive Director, Markets on March 1 (when Tucker succeeded John Gieve as a BoE Deputy Governor). Three-month Sterling Libor was fixed at 1.91% today, having been fixed at 1.93063% yesterday.

The average interest rate for an instant access savings account in the UK was 0.17% at the end of last month, according to the BoE (BBC website). UK Bank Rate was cut by 50bp to a new record low of 0.5% last Thursday (March 5).

Minutes from last week"s BoE MPC meeting will be published tomorrow week (March 18). The next MPC meeting is on April 8/9.

inspector_monkfish

trading at 1.3880

inspector_monkfish

quiet market
think everyones watching cheltenham !

jonathanrichardson69

yep, it doesn't seem like much is happening. i'm listening to the cricket and there isn't much happening on there either.

inspector_monkfish

good jason mraz 'im yours' cover version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2alGJHvsJ8

neilbond007

jonathanrichardson69 wrote: »

yep, it doesn't seem like much is happening. i'm listening to the cricket and there isn't much happening on there either.

i'd like to thank -
sky sports - for my sports / multiroom subscription for allowing me to watch the cricket on my laptop
my work - for not monitoring internet usage
the ladies - for keeping me in tea (before i get grief - i make my fair share - and i bought the chocolate fingers!)

let's just hope the windies decide to make a game of it

jonathanrichardson69

neilbond007 wrote: »

i'd like to thank -
sky sports - for my sports / multiroom subscription for allowing me to watch the cricket on my laptop
my work - for not monitoring internet usage
the ladies - for keeping me in tea (before i get grief - i make my fair share - and i bought the chocolate fingers!)

let's just hope the windies decide to make a game of it

how do you watch it on your laptop?

the Windies aren't even trying to get wickets at the moment. they have 8 players on the boundary. very boring. KP and Prior are trying to get quick runs. but io think its just going to be a draw. the Windies are wasting lots of time as well.

jonathanrichardson69

Prior just got bowled, middle stump!!!

neilbond007

jonathanrichardson69 wrote: »

how do you watch it on your laptop?

the Windies aren't even trying to get wickets at the moment. they have 8 players on the boundary. very boring. KP and Prior are trying to get quick runs. but io think its just going to be a draw. the Windies are wasting lots of time as well.

go to http://streaming.skysports.com/epl/login.aspx
you then have to have sports / multiroom.
as long as you have a username / password from "my sky" you can watch any of the 5 sports channels (1,2,3,X, News). superb

neilbond007

classic quote from gower (about pieterson getting to his century)

"my feeling is. he's got 2 balls"

nothing wrong with his biology lessons at school