British Pound Continues To Lose Ground As Biggest Global Currency War Loser by Max Keiser and Stacy HerbertJanuary 28, 2013April 15, 2020064 Pound Weakens Third Day on Carney Comments The pound has had the poorest start to a year versus the euro since the single currency was introduced in 1999, depreciating 5.1 percent since Dec. 31.