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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks on the policy outlook and responds to questions from the press after leaving the policy rate unchanged at 4% at the November meeting.
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Bailey speech: At quite an important moment here for UK data
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks on the policy outlook and responds to questions from the press after leaving the policy rate unchanged at 4% at the November meeting. -
BOE governor Bailey: We will have opportunity to consider the budget in the next meeting
- Our decision will be conditional on fiscal policy as well
- Not in a position to speculate on the budget for the time being
- We won’t be passing any judgement on what UK chancellor said this week on fiscal policy and/or budget
- Some members, including me, do not have a confident view on an equilibrium terminal rate
It goes to show that they won’t pre-commit to anything until there is more clarity on the autumn budget. As such, they are still on track to cut in December if need be. However, they will only make that intention clearer once the budget is announced in two weeks’ time. So, no biscuits there for those hoping for a more dovish take by Bailey.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.
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Bailey speech: Likely to continue to be on a gradual downward path for rates
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks on the policy outlook and responds to questions from the press after leaving the policy rate unchanged at 4% at the November meeting. -
BOE governor Bailey: We are likely to continue gradual downward path on the bank rate
- We need to see downward path of inflation become more established before cutting again
- Today’s decision is based on two key judgements
- The first being underlying domestic price and wage pressures are continuing to ease
- The other being the risk of greater inflation persistence has become less pronounced
- Latest data on inflation was encouraging but it is only one data point
He’s mostly just reiterating the statement summary here before the Q&A session later. To sum up, the BOE to lay the groundwork for another rate cut which could come in December. But optionality remains key for them at the moment, so there’s nothing too dovish in the messaging even as they reaffirm that a gradual downward path on rates remains the likely scenario. GBP/USD is nudging back up to 1.3080 after the light drop and closer towards 1.3090 from before the meeting decision.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.
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EURUSD Technical Analysis: The greenback fails to extend gains on strong data
Fundamental
OverviewThe USD has been stronger
across the board since the hawkish turn from Fed Chair Powell at the last FOMC
press conference. The repricing in interest rate expectations acted as a
tailwind for the greenback as Treasury yields continued to push higher.Yesterday, we got a couple
of strong US data. The US ADP beat forecasts (although that was expected)
and the ISM Services PMI came in much better than expected
with the price index pushing into a new cycle high.Despite the strong data,
the greenback failed to extend the rally. This is generally a signal of a
short-term top with the market needing more to keep the trend going. In fact,
the market pricing is now showing a 60% probability of a December cut, which is
just right. The data in December will probably have the final say and hopefully
we will get an NFP and CPI report before the next FOMC decision.On the EUR side, nothing
has changed fundamentally. The ECB decision last week didn’t offer anything new
and kept everything unchanged. ECB policymakers continue to repeat that the
current policy is appropriate and that they won’t respond to a small or
shot-term deviation from their 2% target. The recent Eurozone data has been
supporting the central bank stance as PMIs showed a rebound in economic
activity and core inflation remained at 2.4% Y/Y.EURUSD Technical
Analysis – Daily TimeframeOn the daily chart, we can
see that EURUSD broke below the key support zone around the 1.1573 level
opening the door for a drop into the 1.1392 level next. From a risk management
perspective, the sellers will have a better risk to reward setup around the
1.1573 level and the major downward trendline. The buyers, on the other hand,
will look for an upside breakout to target a rally back into the 1.18 handle
next.EURUSD Technical
Analysis – 4 hour TimeframeOn the 4 hour chart, we can
see that we have a minor resistance around the 1.1542 level. That’s where we
can expect the sellers to step in with a defined risk above the resistance to
position for a drop into new lows. The buyers, on the other hand, will look for
a break higher to extend the pullback into the major trendline.EURUSD Technical
Analysis – 1 hour TimeframeOn the 1 hour chart, we can see that we have a minor support around the
1.1497 level. If we get a pullback into the support, we can expect the buyers
to step in with a defined risk below it to position for a rally into the major trendline.
The sellers, on the other hand, will look for a break lower to pile in and
target a drop into new lows. The red lines define average daily range for today.Upcoming
CatalystsTomorrow we conclude the week with the US University of Michigan Consumer
Sentiment report.This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.
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