By Rob Howard — May 18 - 02:55 AM
Cable falls to 1.2437 on dovish shift in BoE expectations after UK CPI data
1.2437 = intra-day low. 1.2501 was Asia high (pre-UK CPI data) nL2N2XA0BK
UK April CPI came in fractionally below forecast, at 9.0% YY nL5N2XA17N
Probability of 50 bps BoE hike in June down to 18% vs 38% at Tuesday's close
Percentages courtesy of Refinitiv measure based on I/R futures BOEWATCH
1.2420 and 1.2400 are support points (1.2420 = 23.6% Fibo of 1.2156-1.2501)
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Source:
Refinitiv IFR Research/Market Commentary