British Pound: Qualified resilience amid policy scrutiny – DBS

Over the past week, the Pound has outperformed the Euro. DBS Group Research’s Philip Wee links that resilience to expectations of a hawkish Fed and ECB, together with the prospect of a Bank of England rate hike. With the UK Autumn Budget and FOMC decision drawing attention to fiscal credibility and monetary policy divergence, he highlights the balancing act facing GBP/USD. Political risks in the US and France have also helped GBP emerge as a relatively resilient alternative.

Pound resilient as policy risks mount

"GBP/USD faces a difficult balancing act today as the UK Autumn Budget and FOMC decision put fiscal credibility and monetary policy divergence under scrutiny."

"The FOMC is widely expected to leave rates unchanged while keeping the door open to another hike in December."

"However, the European Central Bank is also likely to deliver a hawkish hold tomorrow, while markets are positioning for a Bank of England hike at its November 5 meeting."

"These expectations have helped GBP to hold up better than the EUR over the past week."

"Beyond these policy events, GBP has emerged as a relatively less vulnerable alternative to the political risks in both the US and France."

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