Sterling drops over 1% in one day
There was no particular poor data yesterday that caused the big drops for Sterling. Traders cited year end clearer selling while thin liquidity exaggerated price movements."Sterling has seen quite a move but it has all been down to selling by a particular clearer," said Neil Mellor, currency strategist at Bank of New York Mellon.
He said a fragile UK economy was weighing on sterling sentiment, with investors concerned about the negative impact of the government's planned austerity measures.
"The fact that sterling has not derived a huge benefit from the weakness in the euro (due to the euro zone debt crisis) speaks about a limited appetite for sterling. If it can't benefit against the euro now it's unlikely to going forward."
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