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Pound firm ahead of US jobs data, unruffled by geopolitics
Traders see two Bank of England rate hikes in six months as the pound stays firm before August U.S. payrolls data.
- Sterling traded at $1.3525 on Friday, holding firm ahead of monthly U.S. employment data expected to influence the dollar's direction in coming weeks.
- Argentine President Javier Milei threatened sanctions Thursday against oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, escalating territorial tensions with Britain.
- Days earlier, President Donald Trump said he is reviewing the United States' neutral position on the South Atlantic archipelago, adding complexity to the dispute.
- Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told the Financial Times on Friday that Britain is choosing "Brussels over America," creating a "problem" for London's Washington trade talks.
- BBVA strategists remain skeptical the BoE will be hawkish given rates at 3.75%, while benchmark 10-year gilts yielded 5.1431% amid contained volatility.
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Sterling’s rally stalls as US jobs data reopens Fed debate
The Pound Sterling (GBP) retreats some 0.09% against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as the latest US inflation report reaffirmed Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s view that the labor market is “consistent with full employment.” GBP/USD trades near the open at 1.3512. GBP/USD slips as strong US jobs and Fed hawks support Dollar […]
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