The pound has moved towards a year low yesterday against the dollar, its recent weakness having been exacerbated by the revelation Bank of England (BoE) governor Sir Mervyn King voted for further stimulus this month.
Sterling hit a low of $1.5282 after the minutes from the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) were released, before recovering slightly to sit at $1.5300 by early afternoon, This marked the lowest point since June last year, with sterling close to its 52-week low of $1.5269. After moving into 2013 in a position of relative strength, at above $1.63 against the dollar, the pound has seen a sharp decline so far this year. That fall was increased by almost 1% today after the revelation that King and two other MPC members voted for more quantitative easing at the Bank of England's Feb...
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