MUFG note conflicting influences on GBP:
- slower pace of interest-rate cuts by the Bank of England should support, by keeping rates higher for longer relative to other major economies
But:
- loss of investor confidence in the Labour government’s fiscal consolidation plan could pose a downward risk (via via any ongoing selloff in gilts)
Bank of England due 7 November 2024 at 0700 US Eastern time:
- This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.
- The times in the left-most column are GMT.
- The numbers in the right-most column are the ‘prior’ (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.