British Pound slips as Burnham fiscal pledge fails to lift Sterling
The Pound Sterling reverses course and turns negative on the day as Andy Burnham is named the new Prime Minister and reassures that he will stick to the fiscal rules set by the former Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who just resigned. TheGBP/USDtrades at 1.3425, after hitting a daily high of 1.3481. Read More…
British Pound gains as Andy Burnham to become new Prime Minister
GBP/USD gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 1.3470 during the European hours on Monday. The pair strengthens as the UK 10-year gilt yield held near 5%, driven by surging oil prices that stoked inflation fears and signaled that the Bank of England (BoE) may keep interestrateselevated for longer. Read More…
British Pound steadily climbs to 1.3465 on softer USD as UK awaits new PM
The GBP/USD pair rebounds around 30 pips from the Asian session low on Monday, snapping a two-day losing streak amid a modest US Dollar (USD) downtick. Spot prices, however, remain well below a two-month high, touched last Wednesday, as escalating US-Iran tensions and reviving hawkish USFederal Reserve(Fed) expectations help limit USD losses. Read More…
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