Sterling soars to fresh highs after US Inflation data The Pound Sterling (GBP) has risen sharply versus the US Dollar (USD) after the release of US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for April. This data has given the broader long-term GBP/USD uptrend impetus to extend. The Pound Sterling (GBP) rallies …
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 »Sterling is hovering at a one-year high as traders await the BoE’s decision.
The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week, according to traders. The market is also anticipating significant US inflation numbers on Wednesday, which will give additional insight into the world’s largest economy’s fight against inflation. On Tuesday, sterling fell against the US …
Read More »Sterling recovers after post-NFP
The Sterling recovered after a post-NFP crash, pushing to new highs in mid-1.26. The US Bureau of Labour Statistics reported 253K new jobs and Average Hourly Earnings rose, suggesting persistent inflationary pressures. This led to US Dollar buying that weighed on the pair. The GBP/USD has recovered all the losses …
Read More »Sterling inches higher after Lagarde’s comments
After the Federal Reserve decided to raise rates by the same amount on Wednesday, GBP/USD surged to new highs. The ECB’s statement that went along with it emphasised signs of ongoing inflation pressures in the Eurozone. Following hawkish remarks made by Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, on …
Read More »Sterling drops after US bank rescue assures Fed’s rate hike
Fed will almost definitely raise interest rates on Wednesday as the value of the pound against the US dollar falls as a result of the US bank rescue. Bearish two-bar reversal pattern suggests short-term downside pressure for GBP/USD which is trading at 1.2460 at the time of typing.Tuesday’s European session …
Read More »Pound Sterling Best Performer following positive UK data
The GBP/USD pair rallied from a 50% mean reversion of Friday’s bullish run and broke to 1.2150 on Tuesday, breaking a key resistance around 1.2050 which has invalidated the prior downside bias.The pound sterling achieved strong gains during the US session, Tuesday, and was the most major currency gainer, by …
Read More »Bailey speech: Will re-evaluate policy if the economy evolves in live with central forecasts
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey is delivering his remarks on the policy outlook and responding to questions from the press following the bank’s decision to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points to 4% in February. “Change in language reflects a turning in the corner but very …
Read More »Bailey: no monetary reason forces BoE to enact reserves shake-up
The BoE’s governor, Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday there was no monetary policy reason to reduce or restructure the way the UK central bank pays interest on its reserves held by commercial banks.“In my view, there is not a monetary reason, a monetary policy reason that is, for varying that. …
Read More »Sterling Struggles Amid UK Austerity Measures
This week’s UK Fiscal Statement, including tax rises and spending cuts announced by Jeremy Hunt, could mark the beginning of the process of restoring the UK’s impacted reputation, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies. ‘The swing over a couple of months from Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal loosening to a big …
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