The pound sterling remains one of the weakest currencies in the market and the fall today, is due in general terms, the concern about the debt of the country that is growing. Some analysts believe that revenue from economic growth should be used to pay debt rather than increase spending. The pound sterling is being pressed and his weakness is particularly evident against commodities, they are lifted by the strength of gold and oil prices. GBP/AUD is weaker this week pair and dropped more than one – 2.8% so far. The downward trend of this pair began in 2008 and has now resumed. Crude oil rose to $81,99 barrel, today.
On the other hand, gold also today surpassed the level of 1129,6. In the zone euro, the price index the consumer, increased to 0.9%, a maximum of 10 months, as is as expected. Germany unemployment data was released unexpectedly in K – 3 in December and the unemployment rate it rose to 8.1 per cent. PMI construction of England data improved and came out in 47.1. The most important news of the day came from the United States.UU. and was the pending homes sales data, which came in – 16.0% versus 3.9% from the previous result. This caused a drop of more than 100 pips EUR/USD and the pair is now traded at 1.4407.