The pound resumed its slide lower on Tuesday, with the currency drifting on Brexit uncertainty and rumours that Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has decided to stay in his position for an extra year.
This morning, GBP/EUR is trading at €1.1018, GBP/CAD is holding at C$1.6634 and GBP/USD has advanced to $1.2872. Meanwhile, GBP/AUD and GBP/NZD are both up this morning and trading in the region of AU$1.7612 and NZ$1.9207 respectively.
Today’s session is expected to be a quiet one, with the main market-moving data release being the US Q2 Gross Domestic Product release as well as spending figures in the form of Core Personal Consumption Expenditures. Both figures are expected to impress, so we could see some upside pressure on USD/GBP.

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The pound plummeted on Thursday as the UK government revealed some of the preparation that would be required to help mitigation the pressures caused by a no-deal Brexit.
Sterling is trading in a wide range again this morning, with GBP/EUR subdued at €1.1094 and GBP/CAD muted at C$1.6788 and GBP/USD climbing to $1.2835. Meanwhile GBP/AUD and GBP/NZD have dipped to AU$1.7622 and NZ$1.9296 respectively.
The US dollar is likely to be in the spotlight today, with markets focused on the Jackson Hole symposium and the latest US durable goods dataext

The pound fell back on Friday, driven lower by ongoing no-deal Brexit worries and renewed demand for many of its peers.
At the start of this week’s session GBP/EUR is muted at €1.1153, GBP/USD is flat at $1.2740 and GBP/AUD and GBP/CAD are holding steady at AU$1.7438 and C$1.6645 respectively. Only GBP/NZD is showing any real movement so far as it climbs to NZ$1.9250.
Today will bring the release of the Eurozone’s latest construction output figures, with the euro likely to advance should output rise in line with forecasts…

The pound put on a mixed performance on Thursday, with the UK’s latest retail sales figures failing to drive demand for the currency despite faster-than-expected growth last month.
Sterling is showing limited movement this morning, with GBP/EUR flat at €1.1166, GBP/USD muted at $1.2711 and GBP/CAD stable at C$1.6716. GBP/AUD and GBP/NZD are holding steady at AU$1.7493 and NZ$1.9280 respectively.
Today’s session will see the release of the Eurozone’s latest CPI figures, with investors expecting a muted reaction in the euro despite a likely rise in inflation.

At last, there is news for clients of Premier FX, the Almancil-based foreign exchange company that abruptly closed its doors in late July, freezing its customers’ funds and failing to communicate - beyond a brief message on its website, apologising “for any inconvenience that this may cause.”

On 13 August, 2018, on the application of the FCA, the High Court made an Administration Order in respect of Premier FX Ltd.

The pound fell to a new 13-month against the US dollar at the end of last week as a collapse in the Turkish lira saw investors flock to USD.
Trade in Sterling appears muted at the start of this week’s session, with GBP/EUR flat at €1.1196, GBP/USD subdued at $1.2747 and GBP/CAD stable at C$1.6760. Meanwhile GBP/AUD and GBP/NZD are holding steady at AU$1.7506 and NZ$1.9363 respectively.
A fairly quiet start to the week in terms of data may leave trade fairly thin today, barring any major Brexit or US trade headlines of course…

The pound rallied against the majority of its peers on Thursday, with the currency finding some support on suggestions it had been oversold earlier in the week.
Sterling’s performance appears a little more mixed this morning however, with GBP/EUR rising to €1.1156, GBP/AUD climbing to AU$1.7480 and GBP/CAD holding steady at C$1.6730, while GBP/NZD edges down to NZ$1.9385 and GBP/USD plummets to $1.2860.
Whether the pound can continue its recovery will depend on today’s UK GDP figures, with an underwhelming result potentially propelling the currency to new lows…