04/10/2017 – This Morning’s Exchange Rates
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- October 4, 2017
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The PMI showed growth in services activity unexpectedly sped up a little last month, compensating for weaker readings in the manufacturing and construction industries reported earlier in the week.
Taking the three sector surveys together, Britain’s economy probably expanded at a quarterly rate of around 0.3 percent in the July-September period, matching its second-quarter performance, survey compiler IHS Markit said.
The dollar pulled away from seven-week highs today, amid speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice for the next head of the Federal Reserve could be a less hawkish candidate than had previously been expected.
The greenback had reached its highest since mid-August against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, driven by stronger economic data, as well as expectations for another Fed rate hike by the end of the year and a revival of the so-called “Trumpflation trade”.
The Euro has been under pressure this week by worries over Catalonia, after a violence-marred independence referendum. The common currency appeared largely unruffled by Catalonia’s leader, Carles Puigdemont, saying on Tuesday that the region would declare independence in a matter of days.
GBP/EUR 1.1274
GBP/USD 1.3256
GBP/AED 4.7732
GBP/AUD 1.6885
GBP/CAD 1.6535
GBP/CHF 1.2908
GBP/NZD 1.8496
EUR/USD 1.1744
GBP/ZAR 17.914
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