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06/04/2019 – This Morning;s Exchange Rates

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• September 6, 2019
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The British pound was lower today after a tumultuous week in which it plunged to three-year lows before rebounding strongly as lawmakers voted to block a no-deal Brexit, making a snap election more likely.

Opposition parties will discuss how to respond to Boris Johnson’s bid to call a snap election after the prime minister said he would rather die in a ditch than delay the planned Oct. 31 departure from the European Union.

Lawmakers will on Monday hold another vote on a motion on whether to hold an early election. Opposition parties want to ensure that an election does not allow Johnson to lead the United Kingdom out of the EU without a deal next month.

The main threat to sterling’s recovery is if Johnson’s Conservative party were to win with a majority in an early election. They could then overturn the legislation requiring them to ask for an extension, increasing the threat of leaving without a deal.

Expectations for sterling price swings in the months ahead have fallen sharply as the risk of a no-deal exit from the EU receded.

The dollar edged lower this morning and was heading for its biggest weekly drop in a month as expectations grew that the Federal Reserve would cut U.S. interest rates this month.

A U.S. non-farm payroll report due later on this afternoon is expected to show 158,000 jobs were added and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7% in August.

Despite the upbeat data, bond markets expect the Fed to cut interest rates this month. A total of 55 basis points of rate cuts are expected this year.

GBP/EUR 1.1130 GBP/USD 1.2282 GBP/AED 4.5032
GBP/AUD 1.7983 GBP/CHF 1.2145 GBP/CAD 1.6227
GBP/NZD 1.9174 EUR/USD 1.1022  GBP/ZAR 18.082