With the Brexit talks at a standstill, what is the outlook for GBP/USD?
Here is their view, courtesy of eFXdata:
MUFG Research maintains a tactical bearish bias on GBP/USD, expressing that via holding a short GBP/USD as its ToTW targeting a move towards 1.2630.
“The lack of pound movement is somewhat surprising considering that Brexit trade negotiations have deteriorated following last week’s EU Summit. After a lack of progress in trade talks, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Friday that the trade negotiations are “over”, and the EU should “only come to us if there is some fundamental change of approach”,” MUFG notes.
“In the meantime, we expect market participants’ confidence over a trade deal will be more severely tested. We added a short cable trade idea to reflect downside risks to the pound should trade talks fail to progress as time quickly runs out to reach a deal. The risk of political miscalculation still exists even if it is in both sides interests to reach a deal,” MUFG adds.
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