Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:27:06 GMT
Sterling shot up following BoE minutes; U.K. report
The Pound advanced as the Bank of England released it minutes from the July 4 meeting with increased jobs report, as investors await the speech from the Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. The Bank of England officials voted to maintain bond purchases unchanged at £375 billion this month. The Sterling added 0.45% to $1.5234 versus the greenback and jumped 0.50%