Monday, March 19, 2018 5:20 AM EDT
The EU Summit starting on March 22nd may certainly be a market-moving event. A deal on the transition can have a significant impact. Here is the view from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews:
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Research discusses GBP/USD outlook and notes that could be a big week for GBP next week with the release of key macro data (CPI, labour market and retail sales data) and the EU Summit on 22/24 where the focus will be on whether a potential transition agreement will be finalized.
“Front-end cable implied volatility is likely to remain elevated ahead of the summit and with a heavy calendar for data. But we would not place too much emphasis on the failure to reach an agreement on transition. The EU Summit does not present a definitive deadline for markets and given that both sides agree that such an agreement is necessary, we remain confident that a deal will ultimately be reached.
As we have stated in the past, we think confirmation of a transition agreement will help cable sustainably trade in a higher range (1.40+) as it allows markets to put Brexit on the back-burner for the immediate future and focus on the UK rate outlook,” BofAML argues.
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