GBP: Guided by the Brexit negotiations – BBH
|Analysts at BBH note that the EU's leading negotiator whipsawed sterling yesterday and the net effect was to ease fears that the UK would leave the EU without the agreement.
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“Initial concerns that the negotiations had stalled sent sterling to nearly $1.3120.”
“The willingness to discuss a two-year transition period spurred sterling's recovery. After trading on both sides of Wednesday’s range, it closed on its highs. This was a bullish technical signal and there has been follow-through buying today. It is approaching the 50% retracement of the decline since late September. It is found near $1.3345, which also corresponds to the 20-day moving average. Next week, the UK reports September CPI, retail sales, and labor market data. The market is pricing around a 75% chance of a rate hike next month and next week's data will impact the expectations.”
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