Pound falls as Osborne says spending cuts are needed

Note: This section contains information in English only.
Source: Bloomberg
The British Sterling weakened on Monday trading session falling for the third straight day against the U.S. Dollar after the Bank of England Chancellor George Osborne claimed that spending cuts are necessary to tax reductions. The Pound slipped 0.4% to $1.6352 as of 7:58 a.m. in London following an increase to $1.6603 on January 2, the most since August 2011.

Back to articles

Actual Topics

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:08:03 GMT

German shares fall before service data

German equities declined on Monday after recording a weekly drop last week before a report showed that service sectors in the 18-nation bloc and the U.S. increased in the last month of 2013. The local benchmark index DAX shed 0.3% to 9,409.19 as of 9:55 a.m. Frankfurt time following a drop totaling 1.6% last week.

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:46:02 GMT

Irish service sector rises in December

Service sector activity in Ireland advanced in the last month of 2013 mainly due to a notable increase in new business suggesting that local economic conditions have improved, a report released by the Markit Economics unveiled on Monday. According to the report, the country's Business Activity Index rose from November's 57.1 to 61.8 points in December.

Subscribe to "Fundamental Analysis" feed

Subscribe
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank Binary Options / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
Chcete-li se dozvědět více o platformě Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex, SWFX a dalších souvisejících obchodních informacích, prosím, zavolejte nám, nebo vám můžeme zavolat my.
To learn more about Crypto Trading / CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Business Introducer and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.