EUR/GBP

According to Elias Haddad at Brown Brothers Harriman, GBP/USD is lower on broad Dollar strength and EUR/GBP is slightly firmer after weaker United Kingdom (UK) September Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).

The Euro (EUR) accelerates its recovery against the British Pound (GBP) on Wednesday as mixed UK Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) figures reveal that inflationary pressures have weighed heavily on business activity in September.

The Euro (EUR) edges up against the British Pound (GBP) for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, although it remains halfway within recent ranges, with trading volumes at low levels, and investors awaiting Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data from the UK and the Eurozone.

EUR/GBP edges higher on Tuesday as the British Pound (GBP) remains under pressure across the board, weighed by concerns over the UK’s deteriorating fiscal outlook and the Bank of England’s (BoE) reluctance to raise interest rates while several major central banks have moved toward tighter policy.

ING’s Francesco Pesole notes EUR/GBP has held a tight 0.855–0.860 range since early September after a Bank of England (BoE) meeting that did not strongly challenge aggressive market tightening expectations.

EUR/GBP trades around 0.8575 on Monday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day. The Euro (EUR) struggles to regain bullish momentum against the British Pound (GBP), as political concerns in Germany partly offset support from falling Oil prices.