GBP/USD to remain rangebound with expectations firmly around a Conservative win - ING

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Previewing the potential impact of next week's macroeconomic events on the GBP/USD pair, "Next week’s calendar will lack market-moving data releases, which will leave GBP being solely driven by the expectations around the elections (that are now only 20 days away)," said ING analysts.

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"In particular, we expect any market move to be triggered either by new opinion polls or pre-electoral promises. Latest surveys indicate that the Conservatives are cementing their lead over the Labour party: the seven-day average of poll numbers suggest Tories will be able to secure 43% of the preferences, the Labour party 29% and the Lib Dems 15%."

"In terms of the pre-election pledges, the recently-published Labour manifesto (e.g. tax hikes, nationalisation projects) has spurred fears about a negative impact on businesses if Jeremy Corbyn became the winner. Should the polls start to indicate a more balanced result, raising the chances of a Labour win, we could see some negative spill-over effect on the market. For now, with expectations firmly around a Conservative win, sterling is likely to remain rangebound."

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As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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