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The pound has strengthened recently as investors ramped up expectations of further rate rises, while Britain's focus on rolling out booster vaccinations rather than returning to coronavirus lockdown measures boosted risk sentiment.

Sterling did not appear to be affected by political problems facing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who apologised in parliament for attending a garden drinks gathering at his official residence during a lockdown in May The pound rose 0.

The greenback fell to a fresh two-month low after data showed U. Sterling was up 0. The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Thursday to a two-month low, a day after data that showed an expected surge in U.

The U. Dollar Currency Index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, was down 0. The Euro has been whispering as of late that it wants to go higher, with slightly higher lows.

However, there has been a barrier just below the 1. During the day on Wednesday, we have pierced that level and it looks like we are ready to go higher. After strong and steady gains though the late s, the value of the dollar relative to other world currencies has been gradually weakening since The impact of the rise or fall of the U. Read on to learn how to invest when the U. The Australian dollar has rallied again during the trading session on Wednesday to reach towards the 0.

Just above at the 0. The British pound continues to skyrocket against the US dollar during the trading session as Wednesday has seen more bullish pressure. Markets Home U. Jack Dorsey's Block to build an open bitcoin mining system. Gap taps NFT craze by taking classic hoodies digital. Senator Sinema sinks Democrats' hopes for passing voting rights reform. Republican Party could skip traditional U. Bloomberg -- Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us economics and subscribe to our podcast.

Speaking in parliament, Erdogan said Turkey was protecting its economy against what he called attacks and had taken under control "foreign financial tools that can disrupt the financial system".

Initial unemployment claims likely totaled , last week to come in below pre-pandemic levels yet again, affirming the labor market's remaining recovery depends not on worker demand, but on supply. Oil futures end lower Thursday, with a significant rise in U.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government will extend the repayment deadline for businesses that qualified for the CEBA program. The rate on the year fixed mortgage increased to 3. Overall, the December inflation numbers came in near expectations. Annually, consumer prices are up 7. The currency move comes as traders are weighing up potential resignation from the PM over attendance at a party at Downing Street during the coronavirus lockdown.

Californians were sent the last round of stimulus checks this week, concluding a program that has provided billions of dollars of relief to eligible households in the Golden State. See: 6 Top Tips for A vast majority of Japanese firms want fiscal support to keep flowing at least through this year, a Reuters poll showed, while two-thirds want help to ease the pain from rising commodity prices and a weaker yen.

The survey also highlights how the weak yen and rising commodity costs are putting the squeeze on Japanese companies already saddled with slow growth and an ageing domestic population. Dow Futures 36, Nasdaq Futures 15, Russell Futures 2,