Confidence in the UK currency remained weak on Friday in the wake of comments made by Mr King and the BoE, with the price sinking below $1.60.
- Having initially fallen to a four month low of 1.5921 in the early hours of Friday morning, the pound proceeded to consolidate above 1.60, with analysts suggesting that a bullish correction was expected in the wake of Thursday’s plunge.
- However, bearish sentiment towards the pound soon returned, with traders continuing to dump the British currency on perceptions that the BoE would lag other countries in tightening its loose monetary policies.
- In the afternoon, a worse-than-expected reading in U.S. durable goods orders triggered a risk aversion rally, which also helped to send the pound back down near its intra-day low.
- Additionally, analysts noted that the pound’s slide led Japanese retail traders to liquidate sterling/yen long positions, adding further selling pressure.
- In trading this morning, the pound is down half a cent as a rise in risk aversion is spurred by weaker stock trading in the Asian markets.
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