Monday 13 February 2017

Pound/dollar exchange rate back over $1.25

The pound has gained around half a per cent against the dollar since Friday's close, with the GBP/USD cross rising to $1.2534 this morning.

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Following last week's excellent Manufacturing Production data, investors still seem to be in a confident mood, especially with the mounting uncertainty surrounding the political situation across Europe and the on-going talks with Greece and their creditors.

Investors are also keeping a close eye on the States and President Trump, last week Trump promised a ground breaking tax reform, but there are still concerns about his some of his policies and his determination to weaken the value of the U.S. dollar.

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What could impact the GBP/USD cross this week?


Markets will be monitoring the release of the UK's latest retail and inflation figures this week for further clues about how Britain's economy is holding up.

If this week's data continues to show the UK is growing it could give the pound a major boost. Economists had feared the worst after the referendum result in June, but despite the all the negativity the economy is still growing and in my opinion gives the pound a solid foundation as we approach the government triggering Article 50.

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