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Pound Sterling rises against US Dollar ahead of Fed-BoE monetary policy
Tuesday, 18 March 2025 00:45 WIB | GBP/USD |GBP/USD

The Pound Sterling (GBP) jumps to near 1.2970 against the US Dollar (USD) at the start of the week. The GBP/USD pair rises as the US Dollar Index, which tracks the Greenback's value against six major currencies, declined to near 103.50. The USD Index weakens while investors await the monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BoE), which will be announced on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Both the Fed and the BoE are expected to keep interest rates steady.

According to the CME FedWatch tool, the Fed is almost certain to keep borrowing rates steady in the range of 4.25%-4.50%. This would be the second straight policy meeting in which the central bank will leave interest rates unchanged. Traders have remained increasingly confident about the Fed maintaining a status quo on Wednesday as officials have been arguing in favor of maintaining a "wait and see" approach amid uncertainty over the economic outlook under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.

Market participants expect President Trump's economic policies to push inflation higher, and weigh on growth prospects in the near term. Flash University of Michigan's (UoM) survey of consumers in March showed on Friday that respondents see five-year consumer inflation expectations at 3.9%, up from 3.5% projected in February. The preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment index came in significantly lower at 57.9 in March compared to estimates of 63.1 and the former reading of 64.7.

A slew of US officials such as President Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have guided that Trump's policies could lead to economic turbulence, but the transition will make America great again. Bessent said in an interview with NBC News on Sunday, "I can predict that we are putting in robust policies that will be durable, and could there be an adjustment," adding that the country needed to be weaned off of "massive government spending." His comments came after the interviewer asked whether Trump's agenda could lead the economy to a recession.
The Pound Sterling trades with caution against its major peers in North American trading hours on Monday. The British currency is expected to remain on tenterhook, with investors focusing on the BoE's monetary policy announcement on Thursday. Traders are confident about the BoE keeping interest rates steady as a slew of officials have guided a "gradual and cautious" interest rate cut approach.
Investors will pay close attention to the monetary policy statement and BoE Governor Andrew Bailey's press conference after the interest rate decision to get cues about the economic and monetary policy outlook.
An economic contraction in the monthly United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a sharp decline in the Industrial and Manufacturing Production data for January have raised concerns over the economic outlook. The BoE also halved its GDP growth forecast to 0.75% in the February policy meeting.
This week, investors will also focus on the UK labor market data for three months ending January, which will be released on Thursday, too. Investors will keenly focus on the Average Earnings data, a key measure of wage growth that is a major driver of inflation in the services sector.

Source; fxstreet

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