GBP/USD could turn back to the 1.2750/1.2800 area – ING
|EUR/GBP has edged a little higher in early Europe on the release of UK average earnings data for November. Economists at ING analyze the Pound Sterling (GBP) outlook.
Average earnings weighs on Sterling
UK average earnings for November dipped to a 6.5% 3m/YoY rate – the lowest since last March. We should not get carried away with this data, however, as a more important release for the Bank of England will be the December CPI release on Wednesday.
Look out for testimony from BoE Governor Andrew Bailey today. The BoE is not known for over-communication between meetings, but markets now price 130 bps of BoE easing this year. If there is pushback against that from Governor Bailey, GBP/USD could turn back to the 1.2750/1.2800 area.
(This story was corrected on January 16 at 10:34 GMT to say that the Pound Sterling ISO code is GBP, not GBO.)
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