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USD gains as markets fade rate cut expectations

Head of FX Analysis at Equals Money
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3
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Publish date
07/08/24
  • Markets stabilise, drawing in risk appetite
  • BoJ dampen further rate hike expectations


Yesterday's currency recap

USD continued to retrace some of the prior day's losses as markets faded expectations of a 0.50% rate cut in September. Odds are now at 56% down from 80%. US equities all finished higher as there was calm in the markets. However, GBP continued to weaken throughout the day with GBPUSD hitting one-month lows.

Today's GBP rates

Currency pair Daily move* Indicative rate**
GBPAUD -1.00% 1.9468
GBPCAD -0.85% 1.7514
GBPCHF -0.40% 1.0846
GBPDKK -0.34% 8.6748
GBPEUR -0.34% 1.1625
GBPJPY 0.14% 184.4810
GBPNOK -1.80% 13.8296
GBPNZD 0.16% 2.1335
GBPSEK 0.23% 13.3761
GBPUSD -0.60% 1.2699


*Daily move - against
G10 rates at 7:30am, 07.08.24

** Indicative rates - interbank rates at 7:30am, 07.08.24

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What we think

Risk sentiment has continued to be buoyant this morning after the Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida dampened the prospects of additional rate hikes should financial markets remain unstable. JPY is weaker as a result with GBPJPY 1.5% higher and USD marginally stronger across the board. In the absence of any major data points, markets again will be led by broader risk sentiment today.

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