EBC Daily Snapshot Jul 8, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
8 Jul 2024
The dollar was flat on Monday following a nearly 1% loss last week. Traders currently set about 76% odds for a rate cut at the Fed's September meeting, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool.
Sterling rose to its highest level in more than 3 weeks as the Labour Party's landslide election ended 14 years of Conservative rule. It has been one of the best-performing major currencies so far this year.
Left-leaning Labour has pledged to upgrade Britain's creaking infrastructure and solve a housing shortage while keeping spending tight as the UK's tax burden approaches an all-time high.
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Publication date:
2024-07-08 10:32:29 (GMT)