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Pound Down on Weaker than EU Outlook
Thepound started theweek down versus theeuro andtheU.S. dollar assentiment towards other wealthy nations intheworld remain more positive than theU.K.’s economic perspectives, forcing investors toabandon pound priced assets toinject capital inmore attractive currencies backed byfast recovering nations.
After aMoody’s report featuring world’s wealthiest nations inwhich theU.K. was rated as”resilient” against better rating ofits European neighbors, France andGermany, considered “resistant”, thepound tumbled further versus theeuro, andalso went down versus thegreenback astheinterest rate outlook intheU.S. changed, with speculations suggesting hikes forthe
future, forming awinning pattern onthedollar charts versus most ofthe16 main traded currencies. Despite theU.K.’s evidences ofeconomic recovery, theprocess has been slower than theresilience perceived overseas, inemergent countries andcommodity exporter nations like Canada orAustralia, whose currencies have been gaining consistently versus thepound in2009.
options inrisk fueled sessions, andprefer totake safer bets inmoments ofstrong risk aversion, leaving almost no appeal for
assets, which are likely toremain less attractive than average atleast until theend oftheyear.
GBP/USD traded at1.6335 asof10:15 GMT from aprevious rate of1.6470 intheintraday. EUR/GBP traded at0.9092 from aprevious rate of0.9042.