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British Pound Weighed by Risks for Double-Dip Recession, Euro Extends Decline

The British Pound extended the previous day’s decline and slipped to a low of 1.5129 during the European trade as the Bank of England continued to see a risk for a double-dip recession.

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Ilya Spivak

Currency Analyst

Ilya Spivak

British Pound Declines After BOE’s Sentence Sees Risk of ‘Double Dip Recession’

The British Pound slid 0.4 percent against the US Dollar late into overnight after the Bank of England’s Andrew Sentence said he sees “some risks of a double dip recession” and warned of “shocks along the way” to economic recovery.

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Commodities

John Kicklighter

Currency Strategist

John Kicklighter

Without Risk Appetite, Crude May Hold $83

Investor sentiment didn’t collapse Thursday; but neither did it make significant progress towards optimism. Over the past month, a general appreciation in capital markets has been supplied with an otherwise tepid sense of conviction.

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Trading the News

EUR/USD: Trading the U.S. Consumer Price Report
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 19:25 GMT
Written by David Song, Currency Analyst and Michael Wright, DailyFX Research

The U.S. dollar could face increased selling pressures over the next 24 hours of trading as economists forecast consumer prices to grow at an annual pace of 2.3% in February after expanding 2.6% during the previous month, and subdued price pressures may lead the Federal Reserve to maintain a dovish policy stance going into the second-half of the year as the central bank pledges to balance the risks for growth and inflation.

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5 Key Events for the
Forex Market This Week

FOMC Rate Decision and U.S. CPI May Create New Dollar Paradigm
Monday, 15 March 2010 14:01 GMT
Written by John Rivera

Improving growth trends has started to generate concerns that rising prices will soon follow forcing policy makers to abandon easy policy. This week’s calendar will provide evidence as to whether inflation is a growing issue with consumer price reports from the Euro-are, United States and Canada. The FOMC rate decision will be the marquee event as monetary policy in the world’s largest economy has far reaching implications. A change in rhetoric from policy makers could create a new paradigm for the dollar. U.K. employment figures and the BoE policy meeting minutes crossing the wires at the same time could set a new trend for the Pound.

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Latest Market Strategy Columns

Fresh Yearly Highs for the Markets Belie Shaky Confidence, Persistent Uncertainty
Friday, 19 March 2010 03:47 GMT
Written by John Kicklighter

All the standard proxies for risk appetite and risk aversion seem to be pointing to a steady advance in investor sentiment and the evolution of a true bull market.However, behind the bearings of speculative market benchmarks lies concerning discrepancies.

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