Sterling slips versus dollar; EU and UK fall out over Covid-19 vaccine comments | Malay Mail

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LONDON, March 10 — The pound was little changed today, slipping below US$1.39 (RM5.74) and edging up slightly against the euro, as currency markets calmed ahead of inflation data from the United States. The dollar recovered some of its losses from the previous session as market participants...

Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 09:40 PM MYT

Sterling has strengthened so far in 2021, climbing as high as US$1.424 in February. Analysts attribute the gains to the UK’s relative success in Covid-19 vaccinations, optimism about an economic recovery from the pandemic, a lessening of negative interest rate expectations and relief that a no-deal Brexit was avoided at the end of 2020.

“It’s all about the broader risk dynamics and ultimately that’s still going to be the arbiter of sterling performance ,” said Jeremy Stretch, head of G10 FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets. ING analysts wrote in a note to clients that euro-sterling was approaching “stretched short term undervaluation levels” and that investors should expect “periods of frequent overshoots into overvalued GBP territory” given the boost the currency has had from the rapid vaccine rollout.

 

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