Buying opportunity - Pound up near 7-month highs
If you are looking to buy or sell Euros, you may be best trying to take advantage.
History tells us the inflation genie is hard to put back in the bottle.
And so it seems.
The Bank of England is finding inflation stubbornly high. It looks like interest rates will rise again next month.
It’s not great for the UK economy.
Last Friday’s UK retail figures were weak as consumers are hurting, so the Bank of England must tread carefully.
The US is facing a similar (if not worse) situation.
Consumer Confidence in the US has dipped to its lowest level since July last year.
The soft US data has pushed the GBP/USD rate to near a 7-month high.
The Euro is proving more resilient, however. It’s being helped by the big daddy of the EU: Germany.
Today we get the latest consumer confidence reading for German households. It’s expected to show a rise for the 7th consecutive month.
Of late, the GBP/EUR rate has struggled to find a clear direction.
So what next, what should you do?
If you are looking to buy or sell Euros, you may be best trying to take advantage of range bound trading rather than a break-out rate.
For anyone needing to buy US, Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Dollars, the Pound is at favourable levels so consider taking advantage of that.
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Wednesday 26th April 2023 at 11:20
£1.00 GBP = 1.1304 EURO
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