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By Alex Ellis

Following the news that the UK was entering into a hung parliament on Friday sterling suffered losses of around 4% against the Euro. This drop was so dramatic that some online trading platforms could not cope with the speed of which the fall occured.

Brown and OUT!

Sterling exchange rates have improved consistently since the weekend and it seems that the market is anticipating a decision as to a possible coalition. Since the news yesterday that Brown was stepping down from the Labour party sterling appears to have gained significant strength.

For those looking to buy Euros or conduct any form of currency exchange this will come as refreshing news.

However if you are looking to conduct a currency purchase the market will remain fairly volatile and in order to ensure you buy your currency at the best possible time, use Currency Line to ensure you achieve an award winning exchange rate.

By Alex Ellis

Today’s currency market has an eerie air of uncertainty as the future of the pound still hangs in the balance, due to the possibility of a hung parliament. Although this subject has been repeated constantly for the last few weeks it does seem to have been weighing on the pound.

Although in truth sterling/euro exchange rates are still at a two month high and therefore if you are looking to conduct a currency conversion, there really is no better time. Spikes like these are often short lived and with the added uncertainty sterling could face major losses at any given moment.

In other currency news, the Canadian Dollar has gained nearly 10% against the pound since the beginning of the year. While the rates remain this volatile you will have to tread carefully and ensure that you are well informed before conducting foreign currency exchange.

By Alex Ellis

Sterling remains a weak currency clearly showing a significant lack of confidence across the currency market. This follows news that Iceland may not be able to repay the £3.6 Billion that it owes to the U.K. government following the collapse of the Icelandic banks back in 2008. The consequences of this are that the pound has seen no short term confidence as there seems to be now initial reduction in the growing national debt.

 Although last week did see the Product Price Index data released for the U.K. with data coming out much better than expected, this caused Sterling to gain some lost ground in early morning trading. However as is often the case this spike was short lived and therefore if you didn’t take advantage of these rates you may regret this.

For those looking to buy Canadian Dollars last week showed some significant losses and therefore there was a refreshing relief when the Canadian unemployment figures were released and showed that unemployment levels remained at 8.5%. The prediction was that this figure would decrease and therefore this caused the CAD to stutter its growth against the pound.

For anyone looking to purchase currency the market remains volatile and clearly you would want to maximise your savings and minimise your risk when sending money overseas, contact a currency broker in order to keep on top of the currency market.

By Alex Ellis

Sterling began a late recovery against the Dollar, as investors begin to move out of the Dollar into riskier currencies for greater returns. As a result of this the Dollar slid by nearly 2 cents or 1.2% against the pound, if you were exchanging £200,000 then this would of equated to an increase of $3,900 by the close of the market.

Another cause of the dollar weakening is the rise in the cost of crude oil, some other countries benefit from rising oil prices. One of these countries is Canada, which produces more of its own oil and therefore can benefit from increased revenue if oil prices rise. Therefore if you wish to take advantage of Canadian Dollar exchange rates, ensure you use a currency broker.

The pound began to claw back some ground against the Euro as figures released showed that Unemployment in the Eurozone hit 9.8%. This reiterates how vulnerable the currency market can be to data releases and more so it shows how important it is for clients to stay in contact with an experienced currency broker in order to maximise their savings on their currency purchase. The losses experienced were up to 4 cents in little under a week and a half.

If you are considering bringing your currency back to the U.K. do not fall into the trap of thinking that these favourable exchange rates will last forever, this is a mistake that you could live to regret.

By Dan Wright

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