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Share: GBP/USD regains 1.22. Economists at Scotiabank analyze the pair’s outlook. Sterling’s short-term pattern of trade looks encouraging Sterling’s short-term pattern of trade looks encouraging and the resilience of demand for the Pound on weakness over the past month or more is notable. Trend momentum is supportive on the intraday studies but less
Share: The GBP/JPY extended losses into Friday trading, tapping into 181.27 and ending the week on the low side. The Pound Sterling rose to 183.82 in the mid-week, but bad data buds and souring market sentiment sent the Guppy back into the week’s lows. Coming up next week: UK labor and wages figures
Share: Powell’s hawkish tone on inflation and potential for further rate hikes propels USD/CAD to a three-month high of 1.3640, currently trading at 1.3613. Philadelphia Fed’s Patrick Harker adds fuel to the fire, stating rates are already restrictive and may need to rise further if inflation stalls. Lackluster Canadian retail sales data at
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman spoke over the weekend and said: We should remain willing to raise rates at a future meeting if data show inflation progress has stalled. In considering further rate hikes and how long to keep rates restrictive, consistent drops in inflation will be looked for. Additional U.S. interest-rate increases will be needed.