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British Pound (GBP) Price Outlook: GBP/USD Benefiting From UK Jobs Data

British Pound (GBP) Price Outlook: GBP/USD Benefiting From UK Jobs Data

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GBP price, news and analysis:

  • GBP/USD is gaining ground after a strong set of UK labor-market figures that have again focused attention on the Bank of England’s policymakers and whether some will be persuaded that UK monetary policy should be tightened sooner than they previously expected.
  • Job vacancies rose above one million for the first time since records began as the UK economy continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, while payrolls rose by more than economists had predicted.

GBP/USD firming for a second successive day

GBP/USD is continuing to advance Tuesday after UK labor-market data that showed the number of vacancies in the three months to August above one million for the first time since records began, a lower unemployment rate and another monthly increase in August payrolls.

UK economic data

UK jobs data.

Source: DailyFX economic calendar

At the margin, the numbers could persuade the hawks on the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee that monetary policy will need to be tightened sooner than they had previously expected. Note, though, that market pricing is not expecting a quarter-point UK rate rise until March 2022, with another in September 2022.

Still, the economy will likely benefit from a return to the office by many UK employees and perhaps too from news that the UK is preparing to roll out Covid-19 booster shots. This is all positive for GBP/USD, although caution is called for ahead of Wednesday’s UK inflation data, predicted to show an increase in the core rate in August to 2.9% year/year from July’s 1.8%.

GBP/USD Price Chart, One-Hour Timeframe (September 3-14, 2021)

Latest GBP/USD price chart.

Source: IG (You can click on it for a larger image)

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