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The pound rallied more than 1.2% against the dollar, pushing through $1.2900 toward the $1.300 psychological level after Carney said a rate rise might be necessary. Sterling reached its highest level against the dollar since before the June UK general election.
The move followed Carney's suggestion that conditions for tightening are starting to emerge.
A sharp sterling rally shifts the GBP/USD balance and can alter UK import costs for dollar-denominated commodities. Feed buyers see only a small indirect effect.
currencylive.comFiona CincottaJun 29, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
