Pound May Fall Below $1.20 in Next Month, SocGen Strategist Says

Pound May Fall Below $1.20 in Next Month, SocGen Strategist Says

(Bloomberg) — The pound is likely to fall to the lowest level since the pandemic crash as the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike path continues to outpace that of the Bank of England’s, according to Societe Generale SA strategist Olivier Korber. The BOE’s recent recession warning combined with growing expectations of another 75 basis-point interest-rate hike in the US, may put sterling at risk of falling below $1.20 “in the very near term,”…

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Dollar bruised after U.S. inflation comes in below expectations

Dollar bruised after U.S. inflation comes in below expectations

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The euro and Japanese yen were sitting pretty on Thursday morning after U.S. inflation data overnight came in less hot than feared and sent the dollar tumbling. U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July compared with June, when prices rose a monthly 1.3%. The July result was lower than expectations due to a sharp drop in the cost of petrol, causing markets…

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Euro Gains Against Dollar as Fresh Eurozone Economic Data Looms

Euro Gains Against Dollar as Fresh Eurozone Economic Data Looms

By Scott Kanowsky The euro inched higher against the dollar on Friday, with investors weighing key European economic data as well as the implications of contracting U.S. growth and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. At 02:52 EST (0652 GMT), the EUR/USD was trading up by 0.40% at $1.0237. The spotlight today will fall on the Eurozone gross domestic product figures for the second quarter. Economists are calling for GDP to rise 0.2% during…

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Dollar stuck near 3-month lows, bitcoin struggles

Dollar stuck near 3-month lows, bitcoin struggles

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was pinned near three-month lows against a basket of major currencies on Monday, as bets on a robust global economic recovery continued to support currencies seen as riskier. The dollar index hovered around the 90 mark, down 0.2% on the day and close to a three-month low of 89.646 hit on Friday. The greenback, seen as a safe-haven trade, has steadily retreated over the…

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