Forex: GBP/JPY falls below 149.50 after BoE rate decision

Friday, May 8, 2009

The Pound has lost more than 100 pips against JPY in the first minutes after the BoE monetary policy decision to hold unchanged its interest rate at 0.50%. GBP/JPY has fallen from 150.50 to reach 149.35. Currently the pair is trading around 149.65/75, 0.30% above today's opening price action.

The Bank of England has decided to leave its official bank rate unchanged at 0.5%at its May monetary policy meeting and to continue with the program of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves and increase its size by GBP50 billion to a total of GBP125 billion.

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