British PoundNews and information about the British pound.Bank of England voted 8-1 for steady rates in September- September 17, 2008 The September meeting of the Bank of England's monetary policy makers was somewhat less contentious than the August gathering, with all but one member backing the decision to leave the central bank's key ...http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7B3608BD63-E396-47E8-BE72-8EA24CBFC... NBTY Acquires Leading UK Food Specialty Retailer Julian Graves- September 17, 2008 RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Sept. 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall -- NBTY, Inc. , a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced it has acquired Julian Graves, the UK's largest ...http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-17-2008/0004... US dollar mostly lower, gold up in European trading; UK pound at US$1 ... - MSN UK News- September 16, 2008 The U.S. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday. Gold rose. The euro traded at US$1.4134, down from US$1.4196 late Monday in New York. The dollar also bought 105.00 Japanese yen, down from 105.76; and 1.1210 Swiss ...http://news.uk.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9620668 UK's Alliance & Leicester OKs takeover - Forbes- September 16, 2008 Shareholders of British mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester on Tuesday approved a 1.3 billion pound ($2.35 billion) takeover offer from Spain's Banco Santander. Alliance & Leicester said that holders of 84 percent of its shares voted for the ...http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/09/16/ap5431575.html Euro up on dollar at $1.4228 - San Diego Union-Tribune- September 16, 2008 FRANKFURT, Germany The euro rose against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, as markets awaited news on any interest rate changes from the U.S. Federal Reserve and commentary on the state of beleaguered financial markets. The 15-nation euro bought $1.4228 ...http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20080916-0238-eu-euro-dollar.html Stocks slide at the open - CNN Money- September 16, 2008 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks slipped Tuesday morning as investors considered Goldman Sachs' mixed profit report and the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting, after the previous session's brutal selloff. The Dow Jones industrial average ( INDU ...http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/16/markets/stockswatch/index.htm?cnn=yes Japanese Yen: Forex Trading Signals Accurately Forecast Gains - What's ... - DailyFx- September 16, 2008 Our Forex BuySell Trading Signals accurately forecast Japanese Yen gains against the US Dollar, British Pound, euro, Australian Dollar, and Swiss Franc through the past day of currency trading.http://www.dailyfx.com/story/market_alerts/technical_alert/Japanese_Yen__Forex_Trading_Sig... Ronaldo tempted by Manchester Citys 60K pound offer - Thaindian.com- September 16, 2008 London, Sept.16 (ANI): Brazilian forward Ronaldo claimed today that Manchester City were on the brink of offering him a one-year deal to relaunch his career at Eastlands. The former Real Madrid and AC Milan striker, a free agent since leaving the San ...http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/ronaldo-tempted-by-manchester-citys-60k-pound... British pound down Against Majors Ahead Of inflation data - RTT News- September 16, 2008 (RTTNews) - At 4:30 am Eastern Time Tuesday, the UK inflation data is due from the Office for National Statistics. Ahead of the release, the pound showed weakness against its major counterparts. At about 4:25 am ET, the pound traded at 1.7956 against ...http://www.rttnews.com/Content/CurrencyMarket.aspx?Node=b3&Id=711276 British pound weakens amid CPI data - RTT News- September 16, 2008 (RTTNews) - The UK inflation data was released at 4:30 am Eastern Time Tuesday. Amid the release, the pound declined against its major counterparts. At about 4:35 am ET, the pound traded at 1.7928 against the dollar and 0.7952 against the euro ...http://www.rttnews.com/Content/CurrencyMarket.aspx?Node=b3&Id=711286 |