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Beet
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« on: March 05, 2009, 04:06:18 PM »
« edited: March 05, 2009, 04:13:44 PM by Beet »

The pound is not at its lows of January.

This could be a smart move. It's not as if the UK is facing the threat of inflation.

Edit: Although...

"U.K. Fundamentals Unexpectedly Improve, Raising the Outlook for Growth and Inflation

GBPUSD – Service-based activity in U.K. unexpectedly improved in February as the PMI reading rose to 43.2 from 42.5 in previous month amid expectation for a drop to 41.9. The breakdown of the report showed the employment index increased from the previous month while input prices fell to its lowest level since records began in 1996. In addition, the BRC shop price index advanced 1.2% during the month, after rising 0.2% in previous month, which increased the annual growth rate to 1.9%. The BRC quoted rising food prices as the cause behind the pick-up in prices, which was driven by higher import prices but nevertheless, the data has certainly helped to lower the risks for deflation, which could lead the BoE to hold a neutral policy stance going forward as the benchmark interest rate falls close to zero. Meanwhile, a separate report by Nationwide showed that consumer confidence in the region unexpectedly improve in February as the index climbed to 43 from a revised reading of 41 in the previous month, which suggests that households are becoming less pessimistic towards the economy as policy makers utilize all of their available tools to steer the economy out of a deepening recession. Discuss the topic and your trade ideas in the"

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Beet
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 07:46:55 PM »

Owwch. Pound down to 1.38 USD today...
Oh and they are issuing notes in all sorts of foreign currencies. How will they pay for all this?

FYI... List of Things Produced in the UK
Medicinal, dental & pharmaceutical preparations …US$8.2 billion (15.3% of Britain to U.S. exports, up 41.8% from 2005)
New & used passenger cars … $5 billion (9.3%, down 12.5%)
Other petroleum products … $3.6 billion (6.8%, up 22.7%)
Crude oil … $2.9 billion (5.5%, down 37.2%)
Civilian aircraft engines … $2.3 billion (4.4%, up 18%)
Goods returned to U.S. then reimported … $2.1 billion (4%, down 0.9%)
Collectibles (e.g. artwork, antiques, stamps) … $1.6 billion (2.9%, up 13.2%)
Materials handling equipment … $1.24 billion (2.3%, up 36.1%)
Precious metals other than gold … $1.237 billion (2.3%, up 36.1%)
Alcoholic beverages other than wine … $1.2 billion (2.2%, up 11.8%)

A wonderful list, wonderful!
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