EBC Daily Snapshot Mar 14, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
14 Mar 2024
The currency market was muted on Thursday, with the US dollar consolidating as traders awaited more data out of the world's largest economy for clues on the direction of Fed’s policy.
Sterling sputtered below its multi-month high. January’s GDP data raises expectations of the UK economy expanding in the first quarter but financial markets mostly shrugged it off.
After a dismal end to last year as soaring living costs forced households to cut back their spending, official figures show growth returned in January with a modest 0.2% increase, in line with forecasts.
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Publication date:
2024-03-14 09:05:35 (GMT)