GBP: Current Sentiment Drivers
Latest Developments:
April 21 – CPI for March increased to 0.7% Y/Y (prior 0.4%) and printed at 0.3% M/M (prior 0.1%). Core CPI increased to 1.1% Y/Y (prior 0.9%) and printed at 0.4% M/M (prior 0.0%).
April 20 – The UK’s coronavirus count increased to 4,393,307 cases (+2,524).
March 31 – GDP for Q4 printed at 1.3% Q/Q and -7.3% Y/Y, revised from 1.0% and -7.8%, respectively. The report published by the ONS also noted that household savings for the quarter grew to their biggest ever level. This is supportive of recent comments from the BoE, who expect a significant increase in consumer activity once lockdowns are lifted.
March 18 – At their March meeting, the BoE kept its official Bank Rate unchanged at 0.10% and its QE programme at £895 billion. The BoE added that they do not intend to tighten policy until there is clear evidence that there is significant progress towards eliminating spare capacity and achieving its 2% inflation goal.
Future Sentiment Shifts:
There are several risks to GBP’s outlook, particularly with respect to the UK’s coronavirus/lockdown outlook and interest rate expectations.
Of these two, expect the UK’s coronavirus outlook to play the more influential role in the short term as the UK’s coronavirus vaccine rollout continues to show signs of stabilizing its breakout, which in turn, should allow the UK to ease lockdown restrictions in the months ahead. However, in the medium term, as the market’s focus shifts, monetary policy should dominate.
Regarding monetary policy, risks still remain; although, further easing appears unlikely at this point and markets looking for a hike in 2022.
Primary Drivers:
Bank of England – Monetary Policy in the UK remains highly influential to GBP’s fundamental outlook. Expectations for policy tightening should prove GBP positive, while expectations for policy easing should prove GBP negative.
Brexit – The outlook for the UK’s exit from the EU in December remains a key influence for GBP as it poses significant risks to the UK’s economic outlook. With the UK set to leave at the end of the year and progress in negotiations between the UK and the EUR significantly hampered by the coronavirus outbreak, risks remain firmly tilted to the downside with a hard Brexit or even no deal Brexit remaining distinct possibilities.
April 21 – CPI for March increased to 0.7% Y/Y (prior 0.4%) and printed at 0.3% M/M (prior 0.1%). Core CPI increased to 1.1% Y/Y (prior 0.9%) and printed at 0.4% M/M (prior 0.0%).
April 20 – The UK’s coronavirus count increased to 4,393,307 cases (+2,524).
March 31 – GDP for Q4 printed at 1.3% Q/Q and -7.3% Y/Y, revised from 1.0% and -7.8%, respectively. The report published by the ONS also noted that household savings for the quarter grew to their biggest ever level. This is supportive of recent comments from the BoE, who expect a significant increase in consumer activity once lockdowns are lifted.
March 18 – At their March meeting, the BoE kept its official Bank Rate unchanged at 0.10% and its QE programme at £895 billion. The BoE added that they do not intend to tighten policy until there is clear evidence that there is significant progress towards eliminating spare capacity and achieving its 2% inflation goal.
Future Sentiment Shifts:
There are several risks to GBP’s outlook, particularly with respect to the UK’s coronavirus/lockdown outlook and interest rate expectations.
Of these two, expect the UK’s coronavirus outlook to play the more influential role in the short term as the UK’s coronavirus vaccine rollout continues to show signs of stabilizing its breakout, which in turn, should allow the UK to ease lockdown restrictions in the months ahead. However, in the medium term, as the market’s focus shifts, monetary policy should dominate.
Regarding monetary policy, risks still remain; although, further easing appears unlikely at this point and markets looking for a hike in 2022.
Primary Drivers:
Bank of England – Monetary Policy in the UK remains highly influential to GBP’s fundamental outlook. Expectations for policy tightening should prove GBP positive, while expectations for policy easing should prove GBP negative.
Brexit – The outlook for the UK’s exit from the EU in December remains a key influence for GBP as it poses significant risks to the UK’s economic outlook. With the UK set to leave at the end of the year and progress in negotiations between the UK and the EUR significantly hampered by the coronavirus outbreak, risks remain firmly tilted to the downside with a hard Brexit or even no deal Brexit remaining distinct possibilities.
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