UK: Politics and BoE are filling the hard data void – Westpac
|Politics and BoE are filling the hard data void as markets leapt on apparent shifts in BoE towards accommodation reduction, suggests Tim Riddell, Research Analyst at Westpac.
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“However, comments this week from Carney and Haldane last week are highly data conditional, especially consumer confidence and business investment: themselves dependent upon vulnerable domestic politics and Brexit negotiations.”
“The latest Financial Stability Report highlights rising consumer credit risks. A slip in consumer activity or tightening of credit/financial conditions would therefore offset pressures to reduce accommodation. Data and survey watching are thus key for GBP into the 3 rd August BoE meeting.”
“A higher 1.24-1.30 range is applicable but bias remains to sell GBP/USD for a slide back towards range support at 1.24.”
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