Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said on Wednesday that she saw a point for higher interest rates to tackle inflation near a 30-year high, but the extent of tightening needed was uncertain.Financial markets currently price in BoE interest rates reaching nearly 2% by the end of this year, but …
Read More »EUR/GBP Sharply Retreats Amid Geopolitical tensions
The EUR/GBP jumped on Tuesday from two-week lows near 0.8300 to 0.8382, reaching the highest level since last Wednesday. On American hours it is pulling back, trading back under 0.8350, after being unable to hold above the 20-day simple moving average (0.8370).The sterling pound weakened earlier on Wednesday following comments …
Read More »EUR/GBP Stumbles To Weekly Lows On Hot Uk’s Inflation
On Wednesday, the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed higher than expected inflation figures. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine weighed on the single currency. The EUR/GBP breach of 0.8345 would exacerbate a fall towards 0.8300.On Thursday, as the American session progresses, the EUR/GBP drops for the second consecutive …
Read More »BoE’s Bailey: EU insurance laws should be changed
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey focuses on EU laws which require insurance companies to hold enough cash to ensure they do not collapse are not well suited for the UK.The governor told listeners to a speech in the City that the so-called Solvency 2 regulations needed to be reformed. …
Read More »Attacks Against BoE’s Bailey Over Pay Rises Miss Their Target
The Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey was slapped down by the Government, business groups, and trade unions last week for urging wage restraint as a check against ongoing inflation.Rail, Maritime and Transport Union boss Mick Lynch accused him of “hypocrisy” given Bailey’s high salary. Downing Street retorted that the …
Read More »GBP/USD Faces A Wall Of Resistance
GBP/USD is up on the day by 11% and traded at 1.3559. the pair has travelled from a low of 1.3507 to score a high of 1.3564 on the day so far. The US dollar is being eyed for prospects of a bid given the perkiness in US yields and …
Read More »GBP/USD Bears Back Regardless of Hawkish BoE
The GBP/USD has fallen onto the back foot in recent trade and is pressuring back below 1.3515 following a significant correction to 1.3535 as of the early New York session from the 1.3490 territory as traders digest the importance of last week’s main events in the central bank meetings as …
Read More »EUR/GBP Consolidates After Hitting Fresh Annual Highs
The EUR/GBP pair hit fresh annual highs in the 0.8470s but has since pulled back to consolidate around the 0.8450 area, where it trades broadly flat on the session.The latest remarks from ECB President Christine Lagarde before the EU parliament did not add anything new to her remarks in last …
Read More »Gold Rises as Dollar Slips Ahead of US Jobs Report
Gold prices rose as the dollar fell on Friday, as markets awaited the US jobs report that may affect the Federal Reserve’s inclination to tighten monetary policy. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,805.90 an ounce. And US gold futures rose 0.2 percent to $ 1807.20. If the US jobs …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 3 February
Commodity-linked currencies were little changed against the greenback. AUD/USD is unchanged at around 0.7130, while USD/CAD hovers around 1.2670.The USD/JPY nears 115.00 at the end of the American session, as government bond yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is currently at 1.82%.Gold trimmed intraday losses and …
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