# Pound licks wounds as Haldane exit signals dovish tilt - Markets - Business Recorder

> The pound held near a two-month low against the dollar after the Bank of England announced chief economist Andrew Haldane will leave later in the year. Markets viewed his exit as removing one of the more hawkish voices on the Monetary Policy Committee.

- Date: 2021-04-13 · published 2021-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47840-pound-licks-wounds-as-haldane-exit-signals-dovish-tilt-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

This is a central bank personnel story affecting sterling sentiment only, with no meaningful effect on agricultural commodity supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40084017

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