GBP/USD: BoE still had 250bps of easing in hand – CIBC
|The now-departed BoE Governor Carney detailed that ahead of the emergency 50bp rate cut, which brought the bank rate down to 0.25%, the BoE still had 250bps of easing in hand, analysts at CIBC Capital Markets brief.
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“Expect the new BoE Governor Bailey to take rates to the assumed lower bound at 0.1%, while also adding more QE of roughly £60bn - effectively using half of that 250bps of easing.”
“While the UK is discussing potential loan guarantees - totalling £330bn, or 15% of GDP - expect additional fiscal spending, as Q2 GDP is set to materially undershoot the worst on record (-2.7% q/q in Q1 1974).”
“The UK is suffering from a heightened current account shortfall and the heavy reliance on consumer spending. With the Brexit countdown clock still ticking and the ongoing concerns surrounding Covid-19, sterling headwinds remain elevated.”
“Q2 20: 1.29 | Q4 20: 1.34”
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