Pound Sterling reaches an eight week high!
The foreign exchange rate for sterling has reached an eight-week high against the euro.
Yesterday, (August 23rd), the pound was trading against the European currency at €1.22 at 09:30 BST.
Concerns about a fragile economic recovery in the eurozone held the single currency back while positive data has been shown to have a lasting effect on the pound.
Last week, the Office for National Statistics revealed figures showing that retail sales volumes in the UK rose nearly three times faster than expected during July.
Comments from the European Central Bank’s (ECB) governing council member Axel Weber had a particularly negative effect on the euro as he suggested that the ECB should extend its loose monetary stance, suggesting that the economy in the eurozone was still in need of assistance.
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