Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data
By Linda Pasquini
Sept 20 (Reuters) -Sterling edged up against the dollar and the euro on Friday, as strong UK retail sale data provided an extra boost to the currency's upbeat trend.
The pound briefly hit $1.33405, touching March 2022 highs for the third consecutive day, but pared earlier gains to $1.32975 GBP=D3.
It gained 1.23% on the week.
Nordea Bank chief analyst Niels Christensen pointed to a strong UK retail sales report on Friday, as well as this week's inflation data and Bank of England rate decision, as reasons for the upward trend.
British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 1% in August and growth in July was revised up, official figures showed.
Looking ahead, data for Britain is "not that soft" and rate cut expectation has moved a further out in the future, Christensen added.
"That's also a reason why we see a stronger sterling, not only against the yen, but also against the dollar, and also against the euro," he said.
The euro fell 0.10% to 83.97 pence EURGBP=D3, recovering slightly from an earlier drop to its lowest level in two years.
Sterling had risen on Wednesday as data showed that British inflation held steady in August but rose in the services sector, which is closely watched by the BoE, to 5.6% from 5.2% in July.
It got a further boost after a cautious BoE kept interest rates at 5.0% on Thursday, with its rate setter Catherine Mann saying earlier on Friday that she took a guarded view on the prospect of multiple rate cuts in the months ahead and stressing the need for policy to remain restrictive.
Money markets priced in a 71% chance of a 25 basis points rate cut from the BoE #0BOEWATCH on its next meeting in November.
The pound rose 0.90% versus the yen GBPJPY=R at 191.16, as the yen weakened after Bank of Japan's governor steered clear of rate hike talk following the BoJ's decision to hold interest rates.
"A softer yen just makes sterling firmer across the board," Christensen said.
Reporting by Linda Pasquini; Editing by Louise Heavens
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