POUND STERLING ANALYSIS & TALKING POINTS
- Cash markets could have overreacted to UK financial knowledge final week, now pricing in 3 additional fee hikes in 2023.
- All eyes on US knowledge forward of Fed fee resolution.
- GBP/USD seeks basic catalyst to breakout of sideways transfer.
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GBPUSD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP
The British pound stays resilient towards the USD on Monday morning in what’s scheduled to be a quiet week when it comes to UK knowledge. A fast recap final week revealed greater inflationary pressures, marginal enhancements on retail gross sales and PMI numbers alongside tight labor market knowledge. Markets reacted relatively aggressively that led to a hawkish re-pricing of the Financial institution of England’s (BoE) rate of interest chances (see desk under), now together with virtually 3 extra fee hikes this yr! Whereas that is possible an overestimation, it seems to be clear that the BoE could not lower in any respect this yr. Comply with by means of from the already tight financial coverage should still filter by means of which is why I foresee lower than 3 hikes for this yr whereas adopting a extra affected person method earlier than swiftly elevating charges.
BANK OF ENGLAND INTEREST RATE PROBABILTIEIS
Supply: Refinitiv
This week is the flip of the US as proven within the financial calendar under. A slew of excessive affect knowledge that can contribute to the upcoming Fed fee resolution subsequent week. Fed steering has been relatively one sided and in favor of a better for longer method to quell inflation. That being mentioned, the Fed blackout interval has commenced so markets is not going to obtain added perception till the Might 4th (finish of the blackout interval), emphasizing upcoming knowledge. Most knowledge factors are anticipated to painting a slowing US financial system, leaving room for additional pound energy ought to this come to fruition.
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ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Supply: DailyFX Financial Calendar
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
GBP/USD DAILY CHART
Chart ready by Warren Venketas, IG
Each day GBP/USD worth motion continues to exhibit indecisiveness inside the short-term consolidatory sample (inexperienced). With no main releases at this time, I anticipate minimal worth motion on the pair sandwiched between the 1.2400 and 1.2500 psychological ranges respectively.
Key resistance ranges:
Key help ranges:
BEARISH IG CLIENT SENTIMENT
IG Shopper Sentiment Knowledge (IGCS) exhibits retail merchants are at present internet SHORT on GBP/USD with 57% of merchants internet quick (as of this writing). At DailyFX we sometimes take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment however as a result of current modifications in lengthy and short-positioning, we arrive at a short-term draw back bias.
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