eFX Apex
The Institutional-Grade Data Hub
- Plus: Discretionary Trades
- Edge: Sentiment Trades
- Alpha: Systematic Trades
- Apex: Full Big Data Stream
• GBP/USD down 0.3% in Asia as U.S.-Iran peace talks remain elusive
• Higher oil weighs; WTI crude up 5% Mon, lifts U.S. 10-yr yield 3 bps
• Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'
• UK's Starmer begins political fightback, puts Europe ties at heart of reset
• Weakened by local elections, Starmer is challenged by former minister
• Starmer speaks Monday, followed by the “King’s Speech” on Wednesday
• UK jobs market cools as Iran war hits outlook, REC survey shows
• UK data Thu eyed; Q1 & Mar GDP, industrial & manufacturing output, trade due
• Trump's summit with Xi in Beijing, U.S. inflation data also key this week
• Support 1.3540-50, 1.3510-15, resistance 1.3625-35, 1.3660
• Friday range 1.35475-1.3638, Asia 1.3548-1.3625
The UK isn't just shifting right but getting more fragmented:
(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)