EUR/GBP forecast lifted to 0.90 – Danske Bank

Sandeep Kanihama FXStreet Contributor

Christin Tuxen, chief analyst at Danske Bank, points out that they have lifted their EUR/GBP forecast from 0.86 to 0.90 and expect a higher trading range of 0.86 (in the event of renewed optimism on Brexit) to 0.91 (further weakening of data and worsening of sentiment on Brexit).

Key Quotes

“In the coming months, (1) we are neutral to somewhat positive on politics but worry that (2) global appetite for credit-like risk will continue to worsen, (3) noticing that UK macro is now surprising on the downside and (4) that ECB passiveness is leading to broad EUR strength. In our view, factors 2-4 are likely to weigh on EUR/GBP.”

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Sandeep Kanihama

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Sandeep Kanihama is an FX Editor and Analyst with FXstreet having principally focus area on Asia and European markets with commodity, currency and equities coverage. He is stationed in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

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