Pound Rises After BOE MPC Member Vlieghe's Comments
15 Septembre 2017 - 9:54AM
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The British pound strengthened against other major currencies in
the European session on Friday, after the Bank of England
policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe said that the central bank's interest
rates could rise in the coming months.
Speaking in London as part of the Society of Business
Economists' annual conference, Gertjan Vlieghe, an external member
of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee said that rates
could rise "as early as in the coming months".
"For now, it seems the net effect of the many underlying forces
acting on the UK economy is that slack is continually being eroded
and wage pressure is gently building," he said.
In the Asian trading today, the pound held steady against its
major rivals.
In the European trading, the pound rose to a 1-year high of
1.3077 against the Swiss franc and nearly a 1-month high of 0.8774,
from early lows of 1.2869 and 0.8907, respectively. If the pound
extends its uptrend, it is likely to find resistance around 1.32
against the franc and 0.85 against the euro.
Against the U.S. dollar and the yen, the pound advanced to
15-month highs of 1.3616 and 151.54 from early lows of 1.3381 and
146.61, respectively. The pound is likely to find resistance around
1.37 against the greenback and 153.00 against the yen.
Looking ahead, Canada existing home sales data for August, U.S.
retail sales data, and industrial production for August, U.S.
University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index for
September, U.S. business inventories for July, and U.S. Baker
Hughes rig count data are due to be released in the New York
session.
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