CABLE - The pair’s five-month low seen last week at 1.2605 has been tested broken and breached today as the 1.2600 handle gives way to
It’s gone quite on the Brexit front, at least in terms of substantive developments, with the Conservative Party presently seeing a lot of jostling for position of candidates to replace Prime Minister May, who will step down at the end of next week (after President Trump’s state visit). The leadership contest will formerly commence on the week of June 10th.
The new prime minister will almost certainly be either a person in favour of a hard, no-deal-if-necessary Brexit, or someone in favour only of a Brexit with a deal, such as Michael Gove, who asserts that leaving the EU without a deal on divorcing terms and outline for a future trading relationship would be irresponsible. Most likely it will be someone of the former type, Boris Johnson being the favourite, which should keep the Pound’s upside potential in check.
Leaving the EU without a new deal would see the UK adopt WTO trading terms, which most economists attest would leave the UK on much less beneficial trading terms compared to current arrangements (member of the EU’s single market and customs union, plus participation in the trade deals that the EU has with 50 countries around the world).
Cable posted an April low at 1.2865, then rallied to a May high in the aftermath of the NFP data at 1.3172 on May 3rd before collapsing over 560 pips to register that five-month low. Trend following remains the mode with regard to Cable and indeed all the Sterling crosses. The January 2 “Flash Crash” low for Cable at 1.2430 cannot be ruled out. The market is looking for political clarification and a reduction in uncertainty and is largely ignoring the economic data.
It’s gone quite on the Brexit front, at least in terms of substantive developments, with the Conservative Party presently seeing a lot of jostling for position of candidates to replace Prime Minister May, who will step down at the end of next week (after President Trump’s state visit). The leadership contest will formerly commence on the week of June 10th.
The new prime minister will almost certainly be either a person in favour of a hard, no-deal-if-necessary Brexit, or someone in favour only of a Brexit with a deal, such as Michael Gove, who asserts that leaving the EU without a deal on divorcing terms and outline for a future trading relationship would be irresponsible. Most likely it will be someone of the former type, Boris Johnson being the favourite, which should keep the Pound’s upside potential in check.
Leaving the EU without a new deal would see the UK adopt WTO trading terms, which most economists attest would leave the UK on much less beneficial trading terms compared to current arrangements (member of the EU’s single market and customs union, plus participation in the trade deals that the EU has with 50 countries around the world).
Cable posted an April low at 1.2865, then rallied to a May high in the aftermath of the NFP data at 1.3172 on May 3rd before collapsing over 560 pips to register that five-month low. Trend following remains the mode with regard to Cable and indeed all the Sterling crosses. The January 2 “Flash Crash” low for Cable at 1.2430 cannot be ruled out. The market is looking for political clarification and a reduction in uncertainty and is largely ignoring the economic data.