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May 10, 2024

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  • The Bank of England kept rates unchanged at its policy meeting yesterday, but the takeaway was the signalling that the central bank is closer to a rate cut. Governor Andrew Bailey sent the clearest sign yet to the market that the bank might be starting its policy easing soon, indicating that the market was underpricing the pace of easing in the next few months.
  • Although most policymakers voted to keep rates unchanged at 5.25%, a second member joined the dovish side supporting an immediate lowering of interest rates. Bailey has not ruled out a potential cut in June, but it is not a done deal – traders now see a 58% chance of a cut at the June 20 meeting.
  • The UK is out of a recession with a stronger than expected growth print published this morning. The Gross Domestic Product advanced 0.6% in the first quarter, the best reading since late 2021. The pound reacted on the news and jumped to trade around 1.2530.

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  • In the US, jobless claims released last night suggested layoffs are increasing and that the labour market continues to cool down. Initial Jobless claims advanced to 231k (vs. 212k estimate) and continuing claims were in line at 1785k (vs. 1782k estimate). The DXY erased most of its gains following the data, dropping from 105.70 to trade at 105.25.

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  • The Euro advanced post US jobless claims and currently hold under 1.08 ahead of today’s ECB minutes of the April Policy Meeting.

Economic Calendar

10 May 2024
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JPY - 30-y Bond Auction
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JPY - Economy Watchers Sentiment
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GBP - GDP m/m
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GBP - Prelim GDP q/q
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GBP - Construction Output m/m
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GBP - Goods Trade Balance
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GBP - Index of Services 3m/3m
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GBP - Industrial Production m/m
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GBP - Manufacturing Production m/m
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GBP - Prelim Business Investment q/q
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EUR - Italian Industrial Production m/m
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CNY - M2 Money Supply y/y
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CNY - New Loans
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GBP - MPC Member Pill Speaks
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EUR - ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
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GBP - MPC Member Dhingra Speaks
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GBP - NIESR GDP Estimate
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CAD - Employment Change
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CAD - Unemployment Rate
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USD - FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
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USD - Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
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USD - Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations
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USD - Mortgage Delinquencies
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USD - FOMC Member Barr Speaks
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USD - Federal Budget Balance

Market Indicators

Currency Pairs
Pair High Low
eur/gbp 0.86104 0.85929
gbp/usd 1.25402 1.25119
gbp/aud 1.89666 1.89225
gbp/nzd 2.08064 2.07457
usd/jpy 155.77 155.359
eur/usd 1.07824 1.0773
gbp/jpy 195.115 194.594
eur/cnh 7.79291 7.7801
usd/cnh 7.23018 7.21878
Equities and Commodities
Nasdaq 100 18135.6
DOW 39452.7
S&P 500 5221.13
BRENT CRUDE 84.46
WTI 79.79
GOLD 2361.54

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