20 September 2017 Pound Stretches Legs vs Dollar and Euro as UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations, Cement Case for Nov Interest Rate Rise

"Todayโ€™s retail sales figures indicate that consumers are showing an impressive resilience in the face of the ongoing real pay squeeze" - Ruth Gregory, Capital Economics.

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20 September 2017 Pound's Rally has "Further to Run" say Deutsche Bank

The Pound's rally could continue in the near-term as short-positioning is flushed out of the market and a November interest rate rise is fully priced argue analysts at Deutsche Bank.

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19 September 2017 Pound Sterling Forecasts vs US Dollar + Euro Upgraded at Investec

A rate hike is almost certainly on the cards for November, says Investec, but the outlook beyond here has become more clouded.

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18 September 2017 British Pound Fades on Profit-Taking as Carney Delivers Steady Message to Audience at IMF in Washington

Carney did little to add renewed impetus to last week's Sterling rally while the bulk of strategists see only a one-time boost from a BoE hike.

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18 September 2017 Soc Gen: Pound Sterling Not Ready to Fully Recover, Parity vs Euro Still Possible

Sterling needs more than a standalone rate hike to sustain a recovery. A new narrative is needed. One of renewed economic momentum and further hikes to come.

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18 September 2017 British Pound Forecasts Upgraded vs Dollar and Euro at Intesa Sanpaolo

Analysts at Intesa Sanpaolo have raised their forecasts for Pound Sterling in response to the prospect of interest rates rising at a faster-than-expected pace at the Bank of England.

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16 September 2017 Pound Sterling is Weekโ€™s Best Performer, and โ€œwe Expect Further Gainsโ€ vs Dollar, Euro says Analyst

The Pound is forecast to extend recent gains based on latent positive momentum delivered by the large jump seen in the week 11-15 September.

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