±Ñ²ß¤Î¡¿½ã¶ä¤Î races to its highest level since ±Æ¶Á of Brexit Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë as bumper ¿¦¶Ès ¿Íʪ¡¿»Ñ¡¿¿ô»ús »Ù¤¨¤ë ÄÌ²ß against ²õ¤ì¤ä¤¹¤¤ US dollar
±Ñ²ß¤Î¡¿½ã¶ä¤Î raced to its highest level since the ±Æ¶Á of the Brexit Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë last night as bumper ¿¦¶Ès ¿Íʪ¡¿»Ñ¡¿¿ô»ús »Ù¤¨¤ëd the ÄÌ²ß against a ²õ¤ì¤ä¤¹¤¤ US dollar.
The ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ë rose above $1.42 for the first time since June 24, 2016, the day after the ¹ṉ̃Åêɼ when it fell ¤Ï¤Ã¤¤ê¤È as the result stunned Åê»ñ²Ès around the world.
The UK ÄÌ²ß has ¿¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ëd more than 18 per cent against the ÊÆ¹ñ»æÊ¾ since hitting a low of around $1.20 Áá´ü¤Ë last year ? and it is up 5 per cent so far in 2018.

±Ñ²ß¤Î¡¿½ã¶ä¤Î also rose ¤Ë¸þ¤«¤Ã¤Æ ?1.15, a valuation not seen since June last year ? though it remains some way below its pre-¹ṉ̃Åêɼ levels of $1.48 and ?1.30.
The ºÇ¿·¤Î ·èµ¯Âç²ñ¡¿·ë½¸¤µ¤»¤ë ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à after ¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Í ¿Íʪ¡¿»Ñ¡¿¿ô»ús showed ¸ÛÍÑ in Britain rose by 102,000 in the three months to November to a µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë high of 32.21m.
¼º¶È fell by 3,000 to 1.44m, with the ¼º¶ÈΨ »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ëing °ÂÄꤷ¤¿ at 4.3 per cent, the lowest level since 1975.
There were also Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës that ¹Ô¤¦ growth is starting to ¿É¾¡¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥°Ì higher, albeit slowly.
The Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ ´ËϤ¹¤ëd ´Ø¿´s that the ¿¦¶Ès ¤Ë¤ï¤«·Êµ¤ was running out of steam ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ a loss of Àª¤¤ in ºÇ¶á¤Î months.
Alan Clarke, an ·ÐºÑ³Ø¼Ô at Scotiabank, ¤¢¤é¤ì¡¿¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd a ¡Æstaggering bounce-»Ù±ç¤¹¤ë after a couple of mediocre months¡Ç.
The ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ë has been ²¡¤·¿Ê¤á¤ëd higher by growing ³Ú´Ñ¼çµÁ in the ¸«Ä̤· for the UK economy and a more ¾å¾º·¹¸þ mood over the ·ë²Ì of the Brexit ²ñÃÌ with the European Union.
Support for the ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ë has Ʊ»þ¤Ëµ¯¤³¤ë¡¿°ìÃפ¹¤ëd with ´Ø¿´s over the dollar, even after the US À¯ÉÜ shutdown ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à to an end ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ days of ¸ýÏÀ¤¹¤ë¿Íing in Washington. US ºâ̳¾Ê Ĺ´± Steven Mnuchin yesterday ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd that the Trump ¹ÔÀ¯ favours a weak dollar because of the Íø±×s for US Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ë, Ͷȯ¤¹¤ëing a sell-off by Åê»ñ²Ès.
Speaking at the World ·ÐºÑŪ¤Ê ²ñµÄ in Davos this week, Mnuchin said: ¡ÆWhere it is in the short ¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì is not a ´Ø¿´ for us at all. A ½÷À dollar is good for us as it relates to Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ë and ŬÀڤʻþ´üs.¡Ç
David Madden, Ĺ¡¤»ØÆ³¼Ô market ʬÀÏ²È at CMC Markets in London, said: ¡ÆThe US dollar is taking a ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ëing, and the dollar ÂѤ¨¤ës are piggy-»Ù±ç on comments from Steven Mnuchin, who ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øÉ½¤¹¤ëd the weak ÄÌ²ß is good for US Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ë.
¡ÆThe À¼ÌÀ gave the impression Mnuchin wouldn¡Çt stand in the way of a µñÀ䤹¤ë¡¿Äã²¼¤¹¤ëing US dollar. The ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ë has been helped by the slide in the ÊÆ¹ñ»æÊ¾, but ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ ¹Ô¤¦ data from the UK played a Ìò³ä too.¡Ç
Connor Campbell, ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î ʬÀÏ²È at Spreadex, said: ¡ÆThough the UK ¿¦¶Ès Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ was decent, the thrust of the ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ë¡Çs rise is coming from the dollar¡Çs bruised and ÍðÂǤ¹¤ëd start to 2018.
¡Æ¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º ɽÌ̾å¤Ï having the end of the US À¯ÉÜ shutdown to ¸µµ¤¤Å¤±¤ë about, the dollar ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë little room for positivity, almost ñÆÈ¤Ç ͽÄê to Mnuchin¡Çs ³°¸« in Davos.¡ Ç
¡ÆAt a °µÎϡʤò¤«¤±¤ë¡Ë ²ñµÄ¡¿¶¨µÄ²ñ Mnuchin argued that a ½÷À dollar was better for the US economy for Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ë ¿äÏÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿Íýͳs, a comment that was tantamount to kicking an already very sickly dog.¡Ç
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