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EUR / GBP Exchange Rates Halt In Advance of ECB Conference

Today, the sterling is lengthening the daily recovery on the back of USD-selling. Moreover, it is now forcing the EUR/GBP to retreat to the area of daily lows around 0.8540.

Meanwhile, the European cross is diminishing Wednesday’s decisive price action and withdrawals to the 0.8540 area.

It is in response to the improved momentum surrounding the sterling.

In fact, the increased and persistent selling pressure around the dollar is lending extra oxygen to the pound.

It is also encouraging to leave behind the recent softness halting from poor data issues in the U.K. schedule.

Moreover, the rising assumptions on further easing by the Bank of England were by means of lower interest rates.

Today in the U.K. calendar, nothing is on schedule to happen.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Channel, the ECB is on anticipation to publish its minutes of the December conference.

However, further key data releases consist of U.S. Retail Sales and the Philly Fed index.

On the flip side, the GBP succeeded to signal off recent weak domestic data and speculations of a rate reduction at some point in the short-term horizon.

In the next months, the currency is on anticipation to persist under pressure. It is for the reason that the economic and political ambiguity is foreseen to re-emerge after the Brexit deadline on January 31.

Moreover, extra vitality was between the E.U. and the U.K. The contract is also almost on value, particularly when it comes to discussions on the trade front.

U.S. Dollar Unaffected by Sino-U.S. Phase One Contract Signing

Elsewhere, the U.S. dollar was generally steady today on the F.X. market in Asia. It is after the conclusion of a much-awaited Sino-U.S. one trade agreement.

The U.S. and China have completed the signing of its partial trade agreement at the White House.

In addition, it has placed the trade conflict between the two sides on a pause.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence indicated further phase two negotiations were already on the process as representatives work to settle differences.

Under the conditions of the first deal, the U.S. slashed tariffs on $120 billion in Chinese goods to 7.5% from 15%.

In exchange, China approved to boost its purchases in the U.S. by $200 billion over the next two coming years in manufactured goods, agriculture, energy, and services.

The U.S. Dollar Index that tracks the greenback versus a basket of other currencies was virtually unmoved.

It was after the forex news indicated that the deal was already mainly priced into the markets.

The index last traded in the foreign exchange market at 96.959, down 0.01%.



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