Tue, March 17, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: KBR Foreign Exchange Plc. (KBRFX) identified in London Stock Exchange’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.
KBRFX has made the London Stock Exchange's Second Edition of 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain is an annual celebration of some of the fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK
The Pound weakened, against the Dollar to the most since September, as concerns that no party will win the May 7 U.K. general election outright overshadowed optimism on wage growth.
Sterling fell even as the British government said it will increase the minimum wage and further boost apprentices’ pay. The Bank of England is set to publish minutes of its March policy meeting on Wednesday before Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne prepares to unveil his final budget before the election
The Pound fell 0.4% to $1.4773 this morning, after touching $1.47 on March 13, the lowest since June 2010. It weakened 0.8% percent to €1.3907 against the Euro.
We could see Sterling fall as low as $1.40 before the election.
Data to look out today.
13:30 : USD Housing figures.
CURRENCY PAYMENTS MADE SIMPLE
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| TUE | 07:00 | EUR | EUR EU 27 New Car Registrations | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Merkel ECB's Draghi Meet at Chancellery in Berlin | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Employment (QoQ) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Employment (YoY) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR German ZEW Survey (Current Situation) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR German ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index (MoM) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index (YoY) | TUE | 10:00 | EUR | EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index - Core (YoY) | TUE | 10:45 | EUR | EUR ECB Executive Board Member Peter Praet Speaks in Frankfurt | TUE | 12:30 | USD | USD Housing Starts (MoM) | TUE | 12:30 | USD | USD Building Permits (MoM) | TUE | 12:30 | USD | USD Housing Starts | TUE | 12:30 | USD | USD Building Permits |
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