Sunday, May 20, 2007

U.K. Pound May Decline as Industry Survey Shows House Prices Are Cooling

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. pound may decline after an
industry survey showed house-price inflation slowed this month,
easing pressure on the Bank of England to keep raising interest
rates this year.

The pound fell for a fourth week against the dollar, its
longest losing run in 15 months, as investors scaled back
expectations for rate increases this year. The pound extended its
drop after a report last week showed sales at U.K. retailers
unexpectedly fell in April.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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