6 Jun 2013
Flash: GBP/USD inflated or priced in? – Investec
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The move higher in GBP/USD appeared to be inflated by the unraveling of long US dollar positions over recent days.
Since Ben Bernanke’s testimony back on 22nd May the view is pretty much set that the US will slow down bond purchases if we see a month or two more of firmer figures from the States and the consequences of this will be the liquidity rug being well and truly pulled from under the investor’s feet.
According to Lee McDarby, Corporate Treasury at Investec, “The one asset class that is likely to feel this most is equities after they have hit all time highs in recent weeks in a comparatively mixed fundamental economic environment, highlighting that excess liquidity in markets has been propping up stocks for some time.” The turnaround in the Dow Jones, S&P, FTSE and other indexes in recent days have hampered the US dollar as it appears investors are selling dollar denominated assets and diversifying into other havens, i.e. the Yen and Sterling to a lesser degree.
Since Ben Bernanke’s testimony back on 22nd May the view is pretty much set that the US will slow down bond purchases if we see a month or two more of firmer figures from the States and the consequences of this will be the liquidity rug being well and truly pulled from under the investor’s feet.
According to Lee McDarby, Corporate Treasury at Investec, “The one asset class that is likely to feel this most is equities after they have hit all time highs in recent weeks in a comparatively mixed fundamental economic environment, highlighting that excess liquidity in markets has been propping up stocks for some time.” The turnaround in the Dow Jones, S&P, FTSE and other indexes in recent days have hampered the US dollar as it appears investors are selling dollar denominated assets and diversifying into other havens, i.e. the Yen and Sterling to a lesser degree.