EUR/GBP jumps to four-week high as BoE dovish bets offset strong UK data
EUR/GBP advances during the North American session on Friday, even though Retail Sales in the UK exceeded estimates, but a softer inflation reading increased the odds for further easing by the Bank of England. The cross trades at 0.8744, up 0.74% and hitting a four-week high at the time of writing.
  • EUR/GBP trades at 0.8744, up 0.74%, extending rally to a one-month high.
  • UK Retail Sales beat expectations, rising 1.5% YoY, while core sales are up 2.3%.
  • Softer inflation earlier in the week keeps BoE rate-cut odds elevated near 65%.

EUR/GBP advances during the North American session on Friday, even though Retail Sales in the UK exceeded estimates, but a softer inflation reading increased the odds for further easing by the Bank of England. The cross trades at 0.8744, up 0.74% and hitting a four-week high at the time of writing.

Sterling weakens despite upbeat sales figures; Euro lifted by firmer PMIs across the bloc

Earlier, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that Retail Sales in September rose 1.5% YoY, exceeding forecasts of 0.6%, boosted by technology and demand for Gold from online retailers. Core sales, which exclude petrol, expanded by 2.3% YoY, above forecasts of 0.7%.

Flash PMIs in the UK showed that business activity is improving, as revealed by S&P Global on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Eurozone HCOB Manufacturing and Services Flash PMI for October improved from 49.8 to 50, and from 51.3 to 52.6, respectively. Both prints exceeded forecasts, an indication that business activity is picking up as demand jumps.

The latest inflation report in the UK increased the markets' bets of a rate cut by the Bank of England towards the end of the year, remaining at 65%, up from two days ago 49% but down from 75% on Thursday.

EUR/GBP Price Forecast: Technical outlook

EUR/GBP shifted neutral to upward biased, but it remains shy of cracking the 2025 high of 0.8757. Although buyers gained momentum, as depicted by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a breach of the yearly peak could push the cross towards higher prices.

The next key resistance levels seen are 0.88000, followed by the May 3, 2023, daily high at 0.8835.

EUR/GBP daily chart

Euro Price This week

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies this week. Euro was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD 0.35% 1.01% 1.50% -0.04% -0.29% -0.19% 0.51%
EUR -0.35% 0.67% 1.23% -0.38% -0.54% -0.60% 0.17%
GBP -1.01% -0.67% 0.33% -1.05% -1.20% -1.27% -0.51%
JPY -1.50% -1.23% -0.33% -1.57% -1.80% -1.74% -1.08%
CAD 0.04% 0.38% 1.05% 1.57% -0.21% -0.22% 0.54%
AUD 0.29% 0.54% 1.20% 1.80% 0.21% -0.07% 0.70%
NZD 0.19% 0.60% 1.27% 1.74% 0.22% 0.07% 0.77%
CHF -0.51% -0.17% 0.51% 1.08% -0.54% -0.70% -0.77%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).

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