Pound Sterling Continues Downward Trend On Bank of England News
All of this negative news for the Pound Sterling is not sending other currencies flying upwards in value either. The US Dollar is still weakening against the Euro and the Yen. This week has not been a good one for the Pound Sterling. As it turns out, the currency continues to lose its value out of bears the Bank of England will create a stimulus package. If the Bank of England has anything to say in the matter, they will introduce further monetary easing in August of 2016. As a result, the GBP continued its weekly decline streak, losing another 3.1% this week. For the past few weeks, the....
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