BOE’s Bailey: The effects on demand to go on for around a year after lockdown
|During the May month Bank of England (BOE) monetary policy report, the Governor Andrew Bailey suggestion mildly positive sentiment, which in turn could help suport the GBP/USD pair's initial run-up.
"Expects the effects on demand to go on for around a year after lockdown."
"Expects there to be some long-term damage to the capacity of the economy."
"But in the illustrative scenario, these effects are judged to be relatively small."
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FX implications
GBP/USD remains upbeat around 1.2370 by the press time, just after the comment from BOE's Bailey. Traders will look for press conference, up for publishing at 09:00 GMT for fresh impulse.
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