UK inflation stays excessive; GBP/USD sentiment evaluation

• Restaurant costs saved core inflation above the Financial institution of England’s goal.
• GBP/USD sentiment evaluation.

UK inflation was little modified in June, with core inflation unchanged at 3.5% and general inflation secure on the Financial institution of England’s 2% goal. In line with information from the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics,

“The biggest contribution to the annual month-to-month adjustments in CPIH and CPI got here from eating places and accommodations, with lodge costs rising from a 12 months in the past; the most important contribution to the decline got here from clothes and footwear, with clothes costs falling this 12 months in contrast with a rise a 12 months in the past.

UK shopper worth inflation: June 2024

After the info was launched, the Financial institution of England’s rate of interest reduce expectations modified, and analysts believed that sticky inflation weakened rate of interest reduce expectations. Britain’s first price reduce has been postponed to September, with two quarter-percentage price cuts this 12 months.

GBP/USD rose after the info was launched, returning above 1.3000 for the primary time since July 2023. The pattern is greater.

GBP/USD every day worth chart

GBP/USD sentiment evaluation

Present place: The most recent retail dealer information reveals that 29.52% of merchants are web lengthy GBP/USD, with a short-long ratio of two.39:1. This reveals clear pessimism amongst retail merchants.

Latest adjustments:

• Internet lengthy positions elevated by 3.22% from yesterday and decreased by 8.55% from final week.
• The web quick place is unchanged from yesterday, however is 15.16% greater than final week.

Contrarian View: Taking a contrarian view on widespread sentiment, the dominance of web quick positions means that GBP/USD costs might proceed to rise. This method is predicated on the precept that retail sentiment usually contrasts with market actions.

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