The Bank of England left UK interest rates on hold. The Bank also cut its growth forecasts and downgraded its expectations for productivity growth, in a sign that the UK economy has suffered from Brexit uncertainty.
Cable marginally firmed in US trade following the Federal Reserve keeping its benchmark interest rate steady, lifting price north of the key figure 1.30 on the H4, Quasimodo support at 1.2988, as well as a 78.6% Fibonacci retracement at 1.2884.
Release date: Thursday 30th January at 12.00pm GMT/07.00AM EST BoE Monetary Policy Report MPC Official Bank Rate Votes: Expected: 0-3-6 Previous: 0-2-7 Monetary Policy Summary Official Bank Rate: Expected: 0.75% Previous: 0.75% What Is the Bank of England? The central bank for the United Kingdom, the Bank of England, or BoE, is a public body … Continue reading Bank of England Preview
Scoring highs of 98.16, the US dollar index continued to explore higher ground Tuesday, while on the data front we had mixed US durable goods before better-than-expected US consumer confidence.
Overall risk aversion, coupled with consequences of the Coronavirus, guided AUD/USD lower Monday, erasing more than 60 points and closing towards the bottom of its 0.6818/0.6752 range.
