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BoE’s dovish hike leaves pound in limbo

Investors are wondering whether the BoE was done with hiking...

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February 2, 2023 07:48 AM
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BoE split in decision to hike by 50 bps

Two MPC officials, Tenreyro and Dhingra, voted to keep rates unchanged at 3%

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December 15, 2022 07:27 AM
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BOE delivers a "dovish" 75bps hike

The BoE’s decision comes hot on the heels of the FOMC meeting the day before

November 3, 2022 08:25 AM

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Gold shines as yields plunge on BoE intervention

BoE will temporarily carry out purchases of long-dated UK government bonds at an “urgent pace,” and on “whatever scale” necessary to restore orderly market conditions.

GBP/USD: BoE intervention unlikely to help pound

BoE is attempting to soothe investor nerves after they were spooked by last week’s mini budget.

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September 28, 2022 07:00 AM
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BoE’s grim forecasts weigh on pound

…But there’s hope for GBP/USD bulls – the dollar and bond yields are weakening again.

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BoE risks losing credibility after 25bp hike

The 25-basis-point hike was priced in but failure to surprise… is a surprise in this week of central bank surprises

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BoE’s dilemma

A 25-basis-point hike is priced in, but will the BoE deliver a surprise?

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BoE Preview: MPC won’t deviate much from recent hawkish path

The Bank of England looks set to hike rates by 0.25%, but how will this impact the pound?

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GBP/USD near year-to-date lows amidst worst week since August

It’s clear that GBP/USD bears have the upper hand in the short term...

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EUR/GBP Could Reach Near .9000

Due to the inequality of the cuts, GBP should move lower at a faster pace than the Euro.

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Same Old Trading for GBP/USD after Brexit

Today officials from both sides began laying out the groundwork for a new agreement

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Will the BoE cut rates?

This is set to be one of the closest interest rate decisions of recent years

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January 29, 2020 06:17 AM
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BREXIT: Hints of Clarity as the UK Enters an 11-Month Transition Period

Market reactions to Brexit are likely to play out over a more extended timeframe...

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Week Ahead: Coronavirus, FOMC, BOE, and Brexit

On the opening next week, the focus will likely continue to be the Coronavirus.

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EUR/GBP: Brexit and BOE and Bears, Oh My!

Friday’s UK PMI report has the potential to tip the scales and lead to an explosive move in the pound...

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GBP/USD at Key 1.3000 before Employment Data

This could be the last straw for the MPC if the data is worse.

EUR/GBP May Be Vulnerable with UK Retail Sales, ECB and BOE on Tap

A weak UK retail sales report could be a near-term catalyst to take EUR/GBP back toward the bottom of its range near 0.8460

Sterling Lower on Economic Data

For today’s most important data releases, the outcome was even worse than expected.

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This week brings a plethora of data from the UK to use as a re-starting point.

Low blows and sterling lows

A torrid week in politics and dovish BoE comments are grim news for the pound