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
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell broadly on Thursday, with risk-sensitive Asia-Pacific currencies leading gains as investors grew more convinced of a likely peak in U.S.
Share: Economists at MUFG Bank analyze GBP outlook ahead of the BoE announcement on Thursday. Weak economic activity The worsening economic data has been clear and will likely be clearly acknowledged by Governor Andrew Bailey in the press conference. We see this inevitable acknowledgement of weaker data and some evidence that the labour
Share: Pound Sterling trades in a tight range as investors eye BoE monetary policy decision for further action. The BoE is expected to keep interest rates unchanged amid easing labor market conditions and subdued retail demand. Deepening Middle East tensions dent demand for risk-perceived assets. The Pound Sterling (GBP) struggles to find a
Mon: German Prelim CPI (Oct), EZ Sentiment Survey (Oct), Japanese Retail Sales (Sep) and Industrial Output (Sep) Tue: BoJ Announcement + Outlook Report, Chinese Official PMIs (Oct), EZ Flash CPI (Sep) and GDP (Q3) Wed: FOMC & BCB Policy Announcements, RBNZ FSR, All Saints Day; Japanese Jibun Final Manufacturing PMI (Oct), Chinese Caixin Final Manufacturing
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Share: GBP/USD drifts lower for the third successive day and drops to a multi-week low on Thursday. A combination of factors continues to push the USD higher and exert pressure on the major. The fundamental backdrop supports prospects for a further near-term depreciating move. The GBP/USD pair extends this week’s retracement slide from
Share: Pound Sterling dropped after data showed that UK Retail Sales declined by almost 1% in September. The decrease in Retail Sales suggests a weakening household’ spending, which is the main driver of the UK economy. The Bank of England is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged. The Pound Sterling (GBP) retreated after the