There were no data releases from the UK yesterday. 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.
Tuesday will bring UK Industrial Production data. No change is predicted. In the US session JOLTS Job Openings figures are scheduled for a release. Analysts are forecasting increase to 5.41 million.
Figures to watch:
Industrial Production (Tuesday 10:30)
JOLTS Job Openings (Tuesday 16:00)