- Pound Sterling struggles to extend upside amid multiple headwinds. Despite a significant improvement, the UK Services PMI failed to conquer the 50.0 threshold.
Andrew Bailey remains confident of bringing down inflation to 5% or below by year-end.
- The Pound Sterling (GBP) recovers as the appeal for risk-perceived assets improves but struggles to extend the upside. The upside in the GBP/USD pair seems limited as the United Kingdom’s economy is approaching a slowdown due to vulnerable economic activities, potential inflation shocks, and deteriorating demand.
- In spite of an improvement in the UK Services PMI, the economic data remains below the 50.0 threshold, suggesting a contraction. The UK economy is failing to absorb the consequences of higher interest rates by the Bank of England (BoE), rising oil prices, and supply chain disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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