The euro has remained bid on this morning’s open after last week’s bullish close. Some economists are now looking for the ECB to raise rates in July or August due to rising inflation. EURUSD rose to the mid 1.58s and sterling has fallen to the lower 1.24s against the common currency.

The US non-farm payrolls fell to -49k vs. -50k expected. Despite being slightly better then expected, the dollar weakened on the release. The most likely reason for this is the market had positioned itself long dollar ahead of the announcement because preliminary figures had hinted at a better than expected number. So after the announcement the greenback looked overpriced and lost ground.

GBPNZD continues its rally after last week’s comments from the RBNZ. The monetary committee talked about entering an easing cycle after sit slashed its growth forecasts. The Kiwi dollar continues to weaken.
This week sees lots of inflation data from around the world. UK PPI will kick it off this morning.

Today’s Data
UK: 08.30 PPI input
Expected: 2.6%
Previous: 2.4%
UK: 08.30 PPI output
Expected: 0.7%
Previous: 1.4%
US: 14.00 Pending home sales
Expected: 0.0
Previous: -1.0

Indicative Rates
Sell Buy
GBPEUR 1.2444 1.2471
GBPUSD 1.9704 1.9728
EURUSD 1.5814 1.5835
GBPJPY 207.08 207.64
GBPAUD 2.042 2.047
GBPNZD 2.5573 2.5646
GBPCAD 2.0014 2.0063
GBPZAR 15.4 15.65
USDZAR 7.85 7.88
GBPPLN 4.207 4.236
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