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Pound skyrockets after hawkish BOE

A hawkish hold by the BOE yesterday took many by surprise. Interest rates and voting pattern were left unchanged, as expected, but the minutes revealed that the majority of MPC saw as likely some withdrawal of monetary stimulus over the coming months, provided that economy continues on its current path.
Having been already in a firm uptrend, GBP/USD took the decision in a stride. It gained almost two cents on the day and so far added a good cent this morning. The pair is currently trading at the…
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Cable steady ahead of the BOE decision

BOE will announce its interest rate decision today. No changes to official bank rate and asset purchase facility are expected. The focus will be on official bank rate votes, though. If additional hawks have joined Ian McCafferty then the pair will rally otherwise it will fall but, depending on the monetary policy summary and minutes, the dip could prove as a good buying opportunity. Cable is currently trading just above 200 DMA and 38.2% retracement of the nine-day downswing.
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