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"GBP Weakness Intact" say Danske Analysts

Pound Sterling Today: US Consumer Confidence and RBNZ Rate Call

News flow is thin and that will stay so for the remainder of the day. Volumes are further reduced by the US public holiday (President’s Day), suggesting some sentiment-driven trading within existing technical ranges. Later this week, attention shifts to an ECB tracker of negotiated wages (tomorrow), Minutes of previous Fed (Wednesday) and ECB (Thursday) meetings and global February PMI’s (Thursday).

This week’s market story was all about US price data which dashed investors hope on a May Fed policy rate cut. January CPI delivered the first and biggest blow on Tuesday by unexpectedly accelerating on a monthly basis and keeping Y/Y-equations more sticky than hoped (3.1% headline & 3.9% core) with a special mention to services and housing related costs. Less important, but again consensus-overtaking import and export prices yesterday neutralized an attempt by US Treasuries to rally on di...

Also limited USD/JPY upside from 'priced in' Fed rate cut expectations

The Pound Sterling (GBP) extended its losing streak against the US Dollar (USD) into a fourth straight week, keeping GBP/USD undermined near two-month troughs.

Gold price is consolidating the solid rebound from the weekly low of $2,015 early Wednesday.

U.S. January jobs report defies expectations with strong growth in payrolls and wages, raising concerns over inflation and Fed's policy decisions.

The possible Fed slippage pushed the U.S. dollar toward its loftiest level of the year against the top world currencies