May 2024 Monthly Currency Report for SME’s
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GBP – April in review
Sunak has a plan
- Inflation is still “sticky”
- MPC members still see no hurry to cut rates
- The IMF warns over rates
- Sterling recovers as rate hopes fade
GBP – May what to watch
Date for first cut is uncertain
- Local elections will determine the General Election
- May MPC meeting to give more clues on rate cuts
- Wage increases are expected to begin to fall
- G7 rate prospects solely drive sterling
USD – April in review
Rate-cut predictions lowered
- Powell believes the fight may “take a little longer”
- The economy may be beginning to slow
- Congress approves more aid for Ukraine
- The dollar ran out of steam as data is unclear
USD – May what to watch
A cut in June is back in focus
- FOMC dot plot to see the number of cuts reduced?
- Will the FOMC adopt a more dovish tone?
- Jobs data critical to the Fed’s decision
- The dollar stumbles as geopolitical risks fall
EUR – April in review
ECB is looking to delay a cut
- Lagarde is less positive about a June cut
- The Eurozone recovery is slow but positive
- Germany upgraded its growth expectations for 2024
- The euro is still in a range
EUR – May what to watch
A rate cut may be delayed
- How much guidance will the ECB provide on “D-Day?”
- Holzmann is still making hawkish comments
- Confidence is improving but remains fragile
- What does digitisation mean for the euro?
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