There are no data releases from the UK today. Sterling is everyone’s favorite currency to sell at the moment,” said Neil Mellor, a senior foreign- exchange strategist at Bank of New York Mellon as FxEmpire reports. “You have economic news veering on the more negative side, then you have Osborne talking about all the various shocks the UK faces and the Brexit debate.
“It is hard to refute the fact that is definitely on the radar now,” he said, referring to a potential British exit from the EU. The Bank of England is expected to raise rates before the ECB is done with its asset purchases program. However, market participants have been pushing out when the first hike will be delivered. This is illustrated by the fact that the December 2016 short-sterling futures contract is made new record highs yesterday
Sterling is currently being traded around 1.4560 handle. Pair is likely to find support around 1.45 handle and resistance above 1.4580 level. There will be no major data releases in the rest of the session.