Sentences with phrase «against the pound»

With the dollar dropping against the pound, euro and, until recently, the yen, it's no secret investors are looking overseas.

Renowned hedge fund manager George Soros» legendary bet against the pound in 1992 and his $ 1 billion profit on Black Wednesday defines for many the swashbuckling style of a global macro trader.

He bet against the pound until the central bank gave up trying to protect its value.

Wednesday is the day when it became clear to all (well, those who look at their charts anyway) that the Greenback was vulnerable to opposing currencies since price action on Greenback pairs began to clearly diverge, with the Greenback winning out against the comdolls while losing out to the euro and the safe - havens and trading roughly sideways against the pound.

Learn about some of the most successful trades famed investor George Soros has made during his career, including a billion dollar profit against the pound.

The greenback slid against all of its major peers yesterday's, falling to an eight week low against the pound sterling and sliding to 97.08 against the Japanese yen, amongst others.

Anyone who's traveled to the Na Pali coast of Kauai understands the majesty of the mountains standing against the pounding of the sea.

Republicans are acting as though they expect to run against Pound Ridge councilwoman Ali Boak, who has enjoyed the most support from local officials.

Benavidez has his mind on one thing, a title shot against pound - for - pound king and reigning flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.

Whether you want an exhilarating, dramatic date set against pounding surf (followed by a great cafe) or a quick trip to the water during your lunch break / after work, there's a Wellington beach to suit you.

Washington — Born two months premature and weighing only two pounds, Marcus Spurlock had already started out life with two strikes against him

A resurgence in Americans returning to Europe, more indigenous companies choosing to stay closer to home, and the strength of the euro against the pound and the dollar are all factors combining to inspire a renewed sense of optimism around the business tourism sector in Scotland.

Example: Canadian dollar might appreciate against the Pound but depreciate against the Yen etc..

As the Aussie dollar rises against the Pound, the value of my investment falls.

That currency's weakened state may account for the healthy amount of phone bidding from outside of Europe, with collectors looking to take advantage of their foreign currency's comparative strength against the pound.

It's on hold to a European collector, and today, the euro is at a rate of 1.13 to 1 against the pound at the moment.

While generally bad, this could be very good for certain collectors, namely buyers from outside the U.K. capitalizing on their tender's newfound brawn against the pound.

With improving employment figures, higher domestic production of commodities and a rise in levels of consumer confidence, the dollar rose in value against major currencies around the world, climbing to $ 1.49 against the pound in the first half of 2015.

In any given year, the Canadian dollar might gain against the Yen, drop against the Pound, gain against the Euro etc..

After all, the Kiwi's steady slide did accelerate starting on Thursday, so much so that the Kiwi traded sideways against the pound, even though the pound was also getting hammered by sellers at the time.

The buck rose to nearly a 2 - week high of $ 1.4006 against the pound sterling Friday, but has since retreated to around $ 1.4025.

Soros won a place in finance history by heavily betting that sterling would fall and was dubbed the man who «broke» the Bank of England in 1992 when he bet against the pound and made a reported $ 1 billion.

Against the pound sterling, the US currency dropped more than one percent to end the session at 1.4139.

This lead to steady losses against the pound until it reached $ 2.09 against the pound in early November 2007.

Incidentally, the pound's Friday slide is the reason why the pound had a mixed performance but still a net winner this week since the Friday slide allowed the Swissy to win out against the pound.

During the same time period, the Canadian dollar lost 3 % against the Euro, lost 24 % against the Yen and gained 27 % against the Pound Sterling.

A year ago, the euro was at a rate of 1.35 to 1 against the pound, meaning the Anish Kapoor worth $ 4.75 million a year ago is worth $ 3.95 million now — an $ 800,000 discount.

At the same time, the rand jumped to 0.058 against the pound, the highest it's been for the whole of 2016.