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[卫报 5月20日 英文报道]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/busine ... te-dollar-recession
Sterling hits five-month high against dollar
Pound jumps more than one and a half cents to hit strongest rate since mid-December
The pound surged to its highest level in five months against the dollar this morning, as optimism grew that the worst of the UK financial crisis might soon be over.
Sterling jumped more than one and a half cents to hit $1.5476 this morning, its strongest point since mid-December.
Currency traders said the dollar - still seen as a safe haven despite America's economic woes - was suffering as investors started to buy shares again in anticipation of an economic recovery. Sterling has suffered badly in recent months, driven down by worries over Britain's national debt, but some City figures believe the pound may have been oversold.
"The risk of implosion for the financial system has largely passed, sparing the UK economy and sterling," David Powell, a currency strategist at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch told Bloomberg.
The Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, said last week that the recession had probably bottomed out, but warned that the recovery could be long and slow.
The rise followed a report that the UK Treasury has held talks with potential investors over selling its stakes in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland. It is understood, though, that any decision could be years away.wei |
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