Pound Climbs Amid Risk Appetite
10 Febbraio 2021 - 08:02AM
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The pound appreciated against its major counterparts in the
European session on Wednesday, as European shares rose on
encouraging earnings results and the U.K.'s progress in coronavirus
vaccine rollout raised expectations for an economic rebound.
Hopes that U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief
package will be passed soon without Republican votes boosted
investor sentiment.
Investors continued to price in a faster recovery due to the
rapid vaccine rollout than Europe and much of the rest of the
world.
Travelers reaching in the UK will face tougher quarantine
measures, warranting hotel quarantine for arrivals and getting
imprisonment of up to 10 years for violation of the rules. The new
rules, aimed to control the new variants of the coronavirus, will
come into force on February 15.
Receding expectations for negative interest rates in the near
future also supported the currency.
The pound advanced to near a 3-year high of 1.3856 versus the
greenback and more than a 1-year high of 145.07 versus the yen,
after falling to 1.3803 and 144.37, respectively in prior deals.
The next possible resistance for the pound is seen around 1.41
versus the greenback and 147.00 versus the yen.
The pound touched a 5-day high of 0.8751 against the euro, up
from a low of 0.8780 set at 2:15 am ET. If the pound continues its
rise, 0.86 is possibly seen as its next resistance level.
Final data from Destatis showed that German consumer price
inflation turned positive for the first time in seven months in
January as the temporary reduction in VAT rates ended in
December.
The consumer price index rose 1.0 percent year-on-year after a
0.3 percent fall in December.
The pound reversed from an early low of 1.2311 against the
franc, rising to 1.2343. The pound is likely to find resistance
around the 1.26 level.
Looking ahead, U.S. wholesale inventories for December and CPI
and monthly budget statement for January are scheduled for release
in the New York session.
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