Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Pound May Fall Against Euro Before Bank Releases Minutes of June Meeting

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. pound may fall versus the
euro on speculation the minutes of the Bank of England's last
policy meeting will prompt investors to reduce their bets on more
interest-rate increases.

The currency may decline from a near one-week high as almost
half of the 26 economists in a Bloomberg survey expect the
minutes will show all policy makers favored keeping rates on
hold. Economic reports last week showed inflation in Europe's
second-largest economy was the slowest in seven months in March.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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