Sterling flirts with 2024 high after US consumption, income dip
GBP/USD rose to a session high of 1.3428, a shade below Thursday's 1.3434 peak for 2024, after soft August U.S. consumption data, supporting the Fed's recent decision for a supersized 50bp rate cut and likely to keep sterling bulls charging higher.
The data, which kept odds for a Fed cut of 50bp in November at 50%, showed a slight rise in August core annual PCE inflation -- as expected -- though monthly core and was below forecast.
With consumption and personal income growth slowing the market is betting the Fed could potentially continue adding stimulus via jumbo rate cuts, which is likely to keep GBP/USD, a relative high-yielder, bid.
UK and U.S. STIR strips are pricing continued rate divergence, with the Fed expected to cut 194bp by December 2025, while SONIA futures show a further 155bp of cuts from the BoE.
Assuming the BoE remains less enthusiastic on easing than the Fed, considering high UK wages and the recent uptick in core inflation, sterling bulls are likely to target late February highs in the 1.3550-1.3650 range.
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(Paul Spirgel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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