EUR/GBP range for now but lower eventually – Danske Bank

Analysts at Danske Bank expect EUR/GBP to trade slightly lower going into the Bank of England meeting, but given that the market almost fully discounts a rate hike, they expect any rally in the GBP to prove short-lived.

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“The GBP has been one of the weakest performing currencies in the G10 space over the past month, as political uncertainty related to Brexit has outweighed the growing prospect of a rate hike from the Bank of England in August.”

“We could see a bit of a relief from the recent sell-off pressure in GBP from the political side after the UK Prime Minister yesterday relegated the Brexit department. However, overall we look for EUR/GBP to remain range bound near term, with Brexit uncertainty expected to remain a key source of volatility.”

“Longer term, we still expect EUR/GBP eventually to trade lower driven by Brexit clarifications and fundamental valuations. We target EUR/GBP at 0.8650 in 3M, 0.8400 in 6M and 0.8300 in 12M.”