Title : Pound Little Changed at $1.1
- analysiswatch
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min read
October 13, 2022 12:46 AM ET
By:AnalysisWatch
Sterling stabilized near $1.1 after rising more than 1% on Wednesday as traders awaited any news on quantitative easing from the central bank.
The Bank of England confirmed on Wednesday that its emergency bond-buying program would end on Friday, as expected.
Earlier, the Financial Times reported that the central bank had privately signaled to bankers that it might extend its emergency bond-buying program, sparking some investor confusion.
The pound has been under heavy selling pressure amid lingering concerns about the country's economic outlook and a new tax cut plan announced last month.
High inflation and doubts about whether the Bank of England will be able to protect the economy and control inflation also weighed, at a time when the Federal Reserve continues its hawkish stance, pushing the dollar higher.
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