GBP/USD: Economic recovery as vaccination continues supports cable's momentum – CIBC
|Economists at CIBC Capital Markets have upgraded the GBP forecast profile in the wake of UK negative rates being stricken from the policy agenda. GBP/USD is seen at 1.43 and 1.46 by the second and third quarter of the year, respectively.
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“The combination of an upbeat Bank of England macro assessment predicated on an accelerated vaccine rollout, and the avoidance of a no-deal Brexit underlines that negative rate assumptions are not credible. Although we can expect policy inertia until H1 2023, the consequence of the removal of negative rate assumptions will be a steeper curve, as CPI heads back to target, while activity levels accelerate.”
“Barring an exogenous shock to the UK vaccine strategy, as almost 30% of the adult population have been vaccinated, expect sterling to have moved into a new, higher paradigm.”
“A period of excess demand, would under more normal circumstances encourage markets to price in higher administered rates. However, as GDP is set to remain below pre-covid levels into 2022, the underlying dynamics are far from normal. Still, a vaccine-inspired, consumer-led recovery from Q2 onwards, obviates the need for negative rate risks, so the prospect of higher inflation and accelerating growth supports a stronger performance in trade-weighted sterling.”
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