GBPUSD Turns to Downside After PM May’s Comments Over Weekend
|Cable started the year on a rally that carried it to reach 1.2408 last week; however, comments from PM May over the weekend sent the Pound back on a downward course. PM May stated that the UK would not be seeking to remain within the single market and would attempt to negotiate a separate trade deal.
May’s comments added to the pressure Sterling started feeling last Friday, when US Non-Farm Payroll data released at 156k, showed that the US economy was still pushing forward at a strong pace. Certainly data released was considered in line with the Federal Reserve’s expectations, increasing bets that the Fed will hike at a speedier rate going forward.
Tomorrow, Cable may find some relief as the UK will release data for Industrial and Manufacturing Production at 09:30 am. Sharp increases are expected from last month’s data; Industrial Production is expected at 0.6% & Manufacturing at 0.4% on a yearly basis, compared to last month’s data of
-1.1% and -0.4% respectively.
On Friday the Pound will also get another test; US Retail Sales data will be released, considered a gauge of inflation, higher than expected numbers could send Sterling further south. Market consensus is for this month’s data to 0.7%, monthly basis, compared to last month’s reading of 0.1%.
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