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The British pound depreciated by 2% against the US dollar after the release of dismal UK manufacturing

Mon, Dec 1 2008, 13:31 GMT
by Wachovia Research Team

Wachovia


Overnight, the British pound depreciated by 2% against the US dollar after the release of dismal UK manufacturing and mortgage lending data, which increased the expectation that the BOE will ease rates this coming Thursday.

The Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar both fell as a result of declining local equities in addition to the high likelihood that both central banks will aggressively ease interest rates at central bank meetings later this week.

The Chinese yuan fell by the largest amount since the government ended its fixed exchange rate in 2005. Policy makers believe that the government is allowing the currency to depreciate in an attempt to support the slowing demand for the country?s exports.


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