The Coracle Currency podcast for 18th Aug 2008 in association with Crossbar fx

Key market data for Aug 11th to Aug 15th:

USD vs Mon opening Fri closing Trend
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EUR/USD 1.4977 1.4681 Stronger $
USD/CHF 1.0802 1.0964 Stronger $
USD/JPY 109.89 110.41 Stronger $
Gold 860.20 818.00 Down 4.9%
Oil 114.02 113.36 Down 0.58%

GBP vs Mon opening Fri closing Trend
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GBP/USD 1.9162 1.8647 Weaker £
GBP/EUR 1.2790 1.2700 Weaker £
GBP/CHF 2.0698 2.0445 Weaker £
GBP/JPY 210.55 205.90 Weaker £

Current Interest Rates Latest Change Next Meeting
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US Federal Reserve (FED) 2.00% 30 Apr 08 16 Sept 08
European Central Bank (ECB) 4.25% 3 Jul 08 4 Sept 08
Bank of England (BoE) 5.00% 10 Apr 08 4 Sept 08