Should We Be on Alert for the Pound's Highly Volatile Movements?
12.10.2022
- U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index
- Remarks by Pill, a Member of the Bank of England’s MPC
In the U.S. currency market the previous day, the U.S. dollar remained firm as U.S. Treasury yields rose across the board.The USD/JPY pair rose to 146.388, hitting a 24-year high. However, at today’s press conference, Finance Minister Suzuki stated, “Sudden price fluctuations are undesirable. Intervention is not something we would undertake simply because the exchange rate reaches this level.” His remarks confirmed that the government is more concerned about sharp fluctuations in volatility than about the exchange rate itself.
Although Bank of England Governor Bailey had previously stated that the asset purchase program would end on the 14th of this week as originally planned, he announced today that “the asset purchase program will be extended,” causing the pound to experience significant volatility.The GBP/JPY exchange rate fell by about 3 yen, from 162.637 to 159.718. Price fluctuations were driven by market reactions to his contradictory remarks.
Today’s schedule includes UK GDP and UK industrial production at 15:00, remarks by UK MPC member Haskell at 17:00, EurozoneIndustrial Production, at 20:00 the U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index, at 20:35 remarks by UK MPC Member Pill, at 21:30 the U.S. Producer Price Index, at 22:30 remarks by ECB President Lagarde, at 23:00 remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Kashkari:President of the Minneapolis Fed, at 26:00 UK MPC Member Mann’s remarks and the US 10-year Treasury auction, at 26:45 US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Barr’s remarks, and at 27:00 the release of the US FOMC minutes.We should remain vigilant regarding the pound, which is experiencing significant volatility.
