EBC Daily Snapshot Jul 11, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
11 Jul 2024
The dollar dipped on Thursday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated in his testimony that the central bank is getting closer to cutting interest rates but wants to see further declines in inflation.
Sterling rose to its highest in four months, after data showed the UK economy grew more quickly than expected in May, which would lower the chances of an August rate cut.
BOE Chief Economist Huw Pill said that that services inflation and wage growth still “point to an uncomfortable strength in those underlying inflation dynamics,” which may indicate a reluctance to move just yet.
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Publication date:
2024-07-11 16:29:47 (GMT)