Get Ready For BOE's QE Recent discussions about additional easing from the Fed have caused the dollar to fall against almost all currencies. Everyone in the market is paying extra attention to US economic data, trying to estimate when the central bank will announced new bond-buying programs. The situation has masked the fact that the US is only one of the several advanced countries that are struggling to boost economic recoveries and are increasingly likely to expand their balance sheets. In its September minutes, the BOE revealed a more dovish outlook and signaled the possibility of expanding its asset-purchase program. Currently trading at 1.58/59 against the dollar, the pound has risen for 3 consecutive weeks with gains 10% from May's low. We believe a large part of the rally was driven by the broad-based weakness in USD, rather than strong underlying fundamentals. Read more... |
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