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The dollar strengthened amid rising risk aversion as the Bank of England held rates, pushing GBPUSD lower. EURUSD slipped ahead of the ECB meeting expected to keep rates steady. Google shares tumbled…
GBPUSD falls 0.72% while GBPCHF drops 0.15% and GBPJPY ticks up 0.03%; UKX rises 0.29%.
Dollar strengthens (DXY +0.41%), USDJPY +0.58%; EURUSD down 0.36% and GBPUSD down 1.01% as USD demand rises.
EURGBP rose 0.52% while GBPUSD tumbled 1.09%, signaling notable pound weakness versus the dollar and euro.