Should We Be Wary of the Pound's Upside Momentum Amid Volatile Price Movements?
14.10.2022
- Remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Board Member Cook
- France: Consumer Price Index
The previous day, the U.S. dollar emerged as the strongest currency during U.S. trading hours after the CPI came in at 8.2%, 0.1 percentage points higher than the market forecast of 8.1%. However, as U.S. Treasury yields declined, the currency faced resistance at higher levels and lost momentum.Although the euro/dollar pair fell immediately after the CPI release, it subsequently rose to 0.9806. The pair had been trading in a range centered around 0.9700, but yesterday’s rally pushed it higher; we will be watching closely to see if it can hold the level around 0.9793.
Among European currencies, the pound trended higher, with the GBP/JPY pair rising by just under 5 yen from 162.341 to 167.2880.Technical analysis has become less effective for the GBP/JPY pair due to the large-scale tax cut plan under the new Truss administration, and the pair has been trading within a 7-yen range on the daily chart. Given the extremely volatile price action, investors should be wary of sharp swings heading into the weekend.
Today, at 3:45 p.m., France’s Consumer Price Index; at 4:00 p.m., Turkey’s Home Sales; at 6:00 p.m., the Eurozone’strade balance, at 9:30 PM U.S. retail sales, U.S. import price index, Canadian manufacturing shipments, and Canadian wholesale sales; at 10:00 PM, Canadian existing home sales; at 11:00 PM, the U.S. University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, U.S. business inventories, and remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Governor George:Kansas City Fed President’s remarks; at 11:30 p.m., remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Cook; and at 1:15 a.m., remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Waller are scheduled. Be wary of the upward momentum of the pound, which is experiencing significant price fluctuations.
