Sentence examples for sterling up from inspiring English sources

Hawkish comments from the Bank of England's Governor sent sterling up sharply as traders adjusted their bets on the moment when the British interest rate cycle turns.

Those capital flows, other things being equal, would have pushed sterling up, and therefore will have accelerated the decline of manufacturing".

Export volumes are now only 8% higher than their 1996 average (and have fallen by 3% in the past year); import volumes are up by more than one-fifth.So what has kept sterling up?

The conclusion of the markets is that we are going to follow the US pretty fast, something that is helping drive sterling up on the exchanges, particularly against the euro.

The lure of tighter money pushed sterling up to around $2.05 this week, a new 26-year high (see chart).What lay behind these market moves was a setback on inflation.

The strength of sterling (up 14% since March 2013) has made imports cheaper - and in a cut throat retail world those savings tend to be passed on to consumers rather than pumped into better profit margins.

So sterling went up; share prices went up; gilt yields went down.

Robert Peston, economics editor: "Sterling is up (the most for seven years against the euro), share prices are up (especially bank shares like Lloyds and RBS, and energy shares such as Centrica), government bond prices are up.

If sterling goes up because we remain in, then it's bad for commerce.

The most marked increase is against the Brazilian real, where sterling is up by 57%.

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