Mervyn King managed to meet expectations in a perfect way – so perfect, that the Pound hardly moved, a rarity. It left the Pound in its low position towards tomorrow’s big event. The Bank of England left the interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, the historic low. This rate has been in place since March 2009. No change and no surprise there. Also the Asset Purchasing Facility, also known as the Quantitative Easing program. The program was left 200 billion pounds, unchanged since November. The Bank has spent (or printed) 5 billion pounds since the last rate decision in December, and has 7 billion pounds left. They estimate that this will be drained until the next rate decision at the beginning of February. GBP/USD was almost unchanged at 1.59 to 1.5910. Usually the Pound shakes on the monthly rate decision. This time, it was a perfect non-event. Contrary to many currencies, the Pound didn’t gain against the dollar this week. The Pound lost 200 pips so far this week – so far in 2010. At the beginning of the week, the line of 1.6260, mentioned in the British Pound forecast, served as an excellent resistance line. The fall began after the Pound failed to break this line. It’s now trading between this line and a crucial support line. Towards tomorrow’s Non-Farm Payrolls in the US, the Pound isn’t well positioned. Although it’s about 200 pips above the all-important support line of 1.5720, past experience tells us that this can be erased quite quickly. Want to see what other traders are doing in real accounts? Check out Currensee. It’s free. Yohay Elam Yohay Elam Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts. Yohay's Google Profile View All Post By Yohay Elam Forex News Today: Daily Trading NewsOpinions share Read Next Forex Daily Outlook – January 8th 2010 Yohay Elam 12 years Mervyn King managed to meet expectations in a perfect way - so perfect, that the Pound hardly moved, a rarity. It left the Pound in its low position towards tomorrow's big event. The Bank of England left the interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, the historic low. This rate has been in place since March 2009. No change and no surprise there. Also the Asset Purchasing Facility, also known as the Quantitative Easing program. The program was left 200 billion pounds, unchanged since November. The Bank has spent (or printed) 5 billion pounds since the last rate decision in December, and… Top Forex Brokers All Brokers Sponsored Brokers Broker Benefits Min Deposit Score Visit Broker 1 $100T&Cs Apply 0% Commission and No stamp DutyRegulated by US,UK & International StockCopy Successfull Traders 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 2 T&Cs Apply 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 3 Recommended Broker $100T&Cs Apply No deposit or withdrawal feesTrade major forex pairs such as EUR/USD with leverage up to 30:1 and tight spreads of 0.9 pips Low $100 minimum deposit to open a trading account 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 4 T&Cs Apply Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 5 Recommended Broker $0T&Cs Apply Trade gold, silver, and platinum directly against major currenciesUp to 1:500 leverage for forex trading24/5 customer service by phone and email 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk.