Share: GBP/USD maintains its upward trajectory on a hawkish BoE tone. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey mentioned the challenge of bringing inflation back to the 2% target. US New Home Sales dropped by 5.6% at 679K against the market consensus of 725K in October. GBP/USD reached its highest level since early September, touching the
GBP/USD Analysis and Charts BoE governor Bailey warns on UK inflation and growth. Sterling remains underpinned as rate cut hopes are pushed back. For all market-moving economic data and events, see the DailyFX Calendar Most Read: British Pound Latest – GBP/USD Boosted by Positive PMI Data Recommended by Nick Cawley How to Trade GBP/USD Bank
Sterling strengthened against most other currencies, after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and two other policymakers told the Treasury Select Committee that there is a possibility that the bank rate will be paused at 5.25% for an extended period. Catherine Mann, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, was also present and warned that
© Reuters. The currency pair continued its rise for the fourth day, buoyed by expectations around monetary policy on both sides of the Atlantic. The pound strengthened against the dollar, building on gains above its September high, as market sentiment turned cautious regarding further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, according to minutes from
BOE Bailey: Far too early to be thinking about rate cuts Returning inflation to 2% target remains our absolute priority When inflation is high, we take no chances The tragic events in the Middle East have added upside risk to energy prices Labor market remains tight despite softening recently Wage inflation remains elevated. We must
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Share: It is quite a big week for Sterling. Economists at ING analyze GBP outlook. Some independent weakness emerging There does appear to be a little independent weakness emerging in Sterling, although the Bank of England’s trade-weighted index is only off around 0.6% over the last few days. Quite a large 1.7% MoM
GBP/USD Analysis and Charts Dovish BoE chatter sending UK bond yields sharply lower. Three 25 basis point rate cuts next year are now being priced in. The BoE’s chief economist Huw Pill said last night that UK inflation is likely to fall sharply in the coming months and that current market pricing of interest rate
After a surprise pause in September here, the BOE has gotten away with making their job a little easier in communicating today’s policy decision. The thinking previously was to get one more rate hike in as they could still get away with it. But now that ship has sailed and we’re left staring at another