{"id":3918,"date":"2017-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/100142-gbp-usd-boe-boosts-pound\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T04:00:00","slug":"100142-gbp-usd-boe-boosts-pound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/100142-gbp-usd-boe-boosts-pound\/","title":{"rendered":"BoE Sends Pound to $1.34 Versus the Dollar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pound soared against the US dollar following a hint from the Bank of England that UK interest rates could rise in November. The pound traded over 180 points higher versus the dollar, which equates to a rally of 1.4%. This takes the pound US dollar exchange rate to US$1.34, its highest level since early September last year.<\/p>\n

The Bank of England voted to keep the interest rate level unchanged at 0.25%. The vote split was 7 policy makers in favour of keeping rates at the current level, whilst Ian McCafferty and Michael Saunders voted to lift the interest rate to 0.5%. This was as city analysts had expected. What analysts and investors alike hadn\u2019t foreseen, was the possibility of a rate hike next month.<\/p>\n

The minutes of the meeting showed that the majority were in favour of \u201csome form of removal of economic stimulus is likely to be appropriate over the coming months\u201d unless there is a sudden string of weak economic data. The two key points here is that firstly, the BoE is comfortable reducing stimulus despite the current lacklustre economic growth. Secondly the BoE is paying particular attention to high inflation and low unemployment, rather than the weak wage growth data that was released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The BoE comments have pushed the market’s expectation of an interest rate rise significantly higher. The probability of a November rate hike has jumped to 41.5% from just 18% last week. As the interest rate expectation moved sharply higher so did the value of the pound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Why do raised interest rates boost a currency\u2019s value? <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Interest rates are key to understanding exchange rate movements. Those who have large sums of money to invest want the highest return on their investments. Higher interest rate environments tend to offer higher yields. So, if the interest rate or at least the interest rate expectation of a country is relatively higher compared to another, then it attracts more foreign capital investment. Large corporations and investors need local currency to invest. More local currency used then boosts the demand of that currency, pushing the value higher. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n

With little high impact data out today, investors are expected to continue digesting the BoE announcement into the weekend.<\/p>\n

<\/a>US inflation starting to pick up<\/h2>\n

Whilst inflation is very high in the UK, the US was having problems with stubbornly low levels of inflation. However, recent data shows that the cost of living in the US could finally be ticking higher. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index hit 1.9% in August beating expectations for the first time in 5 months.<\/p>\n

Members of the Federal Reserve had said that they would prefer to see inflation move closer towards the Fed\u2019s target of 2% below rates are hiked again. Therefore, these figures support the case for another interest rate rise possibly before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Today sees the release of retail sales data. The market will be looking for confirmation that consumers are spending, which is sending inflation higher. However, it is worth noting that the recent hurricanes could impact on the readings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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