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I'm optimistic about the US dollar.
Is looks like the downside movement will continue with targets around 1.2430 - perhaps not today, but soon :)
We are just siting on support. Sterling may continue to loose before the BoE on Thursday, but lets see how the price will handle here 1.2410/20
British Pound Falls Hard as Bank of England Lending Data Points to a Jaded Consumer
Pound Sterling is under pressure as the latest data out of the Bank of England weighs on sentiment.
Normally markets wouldn’t take much notice of Bank of England lending data, but it appears they might have been spooked by today’s figures.
Bank of England consumer credit supply grew by £1.039BN in December, well below the £1.7BN forecast by economists suggesting a waning appetite for credit.
Is the British consumer - the mainstay of the UK economic growth story - finally getting a little weary?
Markets appear to be betting so.
"Sterling fell hard in morning London dealing today after a series of UK credit reports missed their mark. The pair was down nearly 100 points off its highs dropping to a low of 1.2412 before finding a modicum of support," says Boris Schlossberg, Director at BK Asset Management.
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