Following its May policy meeting, the Bank of England (BOE) announced that it raised the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.5% as expected. Two policymakers, Tenreyro and Dhingra, voted to keep the policy rate on hold at 4.25%. “If there were to be evidence of more persistent …
Read More »BoE Preview: to continue to hike in 25 bps steps
The Bank of England (BoE) will release its monetary policy decision on Thursday at 11:00 GMT. Along with the decision, the meeting minutes and the Monetary Policy Report will be made public. Following the announcement, Governor Andrew Bailey of the Bank of England will attend a news conference at 11:30 …
Read More »Sterling trades back above 1.2600 ahead of BoE’s decision
The British pound drops to around the 1.26 handle ahead of key macroeconomic events for the week. The Pound Sterling is likely to be impacted by the Bank of England meeting on “Super Thursday”. The US Dollar will look for impetus from the US Consumer Price Index data for April …
Read More »BoE: Bailey will break the Pound’s surge
Regarding rising interest rates, that appears to be the thinking going through the minds of Bank of England (BoE) policymakers. Despite persistent inflation and salary increases, the “Old Lady” has predicted a downturn. Accordingly, the Bank of England is expected to raise borrowing prices at its forthcoming ‘Super Thursday’ event, …
Read More »UK inflation expectations ease as BoE considers next rate hike
Inflation expectations in the United Kingdom fell in April, according to Citi, providing some respite to the Bank of England, which is anticipated to announce its 12th consecutive interest rate hike next week, with investors banking on additional hikes after that. Citi said its monthly poll, conducted by market research …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 25/04/2023
Gold price advanced and printed a new weekly high at around $2003, though it faltered to hold its gains above the $2000 mark. Deteriorated risk appetite fueled by worries about the US banking system, and a surge in investments in safe-haven assets. As a result, after reaching a low of …
Read More »Risk aversion drags GBP/USD down from weekly highs
After reaching a weekly high of 1.2507, the GBP/USD pair changes direction and declines to the 1.2397 level, at the time of typing, as a result of risk aversion that caused flows towards safe-haven assets. Despite the fact that US Treasury bond yields are falling, the US Dollar (USD) is …
Read More »Recent data indicates BoE’s 25 bps hike in May
Following the most recent UK inflation estimate, economists anticipate a 25 basis point increase in the Bank of England’s benchmark interest rate in May. Data on the UK labour market and inflation released this week have given the Bank of England (BoE) policy officials some positive surprises.Analysts revise their projections …
Read More »Britain’s inflation rate fell to 10.1% in March
Data from Britain’s Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday that consumer price inflation in the country fell to 10.1 percent in March from 10.4 percent in February. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to drop to 9.8 percent in March, further away from October’s 41-year high …
Read More »GBP/USD awaits UK CPI to ascertain BoE’s hawkish bias
Ahead of important data on Wednesday, the GBP/USD bulls are active in the market. Data on UK inflation will be released and may support the BoE’s hawkish stance. The GBP/USD currency pair has so far moved from a low of 1.2366 to a high of 1.2449, rising by 0.41% on …
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