Investing.com - la sterlina ha tagliato i guadagni contro il dollaro statunitense nella giornata di martedì, scendendo da un massimo di due giorni, poiché i dati sull’aumento dell'inflazione non spingeranno la Banca d'Inghilterra ad alzare i tassi d'interesse prima della fine dell’anno.
Il cambio GBP/USD è sceso da 1,6303, il massimo di venerdì a 1,6246 negli scambi europei del primo pomeriggio, in salita dello 0,34% nella giornata.
Sostegno a 1,6145 minimo di venerdì e di cinque settimane e resistenza a 1,6379, massimo dello scorso giovedì.
Earlier in the day, the Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose 1.0% in April, taking the annual inflation rate to 4.5%, the highest since October 2008. Analysts had expected the annual rate to rise to 4.2% after a surprise dip to 4.0% in March.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and fuel, rose to 3.7%, the highest annual rate on record.
The statistics office attributed the unusually late timing of Easter this year for the jump in travel costs which added 0.36% to the change in the annual rate between March and April.
Following the data, BoE Governor Mervyn King warned that trying to bring inflation back to the bank’s targeted 2% rate too quickly would risk harming the economy and undershooting the target in the medium term.
Meanwhile, the pound was slightly higher against the euro, with EUR/GBP slipping 0.08% to hit 0.8736.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to publish official data on building permits and housing starts. The country was also to publish government data on the capacity utilization rate and industrial production.
Il cambio GBP/USD è sceso da 1,6303, il massimo di venerdì a 1,6246 negli scambi europei del primo pomeriggio, in salita dello 0,34% nella giornata.
Sostegno a 1,6145 minimo di venerdì e di cinque settimane e resistenza a 1,6379, massimo dello scorso giovedì.
Earlier in the day, the Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose 1.0% in April, taking the annual inflation rate to 4.5%, the highest since October 2008. Analysts had expected the annual rate to rise to 4.2% after a surprise dip to 4.0% in March.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and fuel, rose to 3.7%, the highest annual rate on record.
The statistics office attributed the unusually late timing of Easter this year for the jump in travel costs which added 0.36% to the change in the annual rate between March and April.
Following the data, BoE Governor Mervyn King warned that trying to bring inflation back to the bank’s targeted 2% rate too quickly would risk harming the economy and undershooting the target in the medium term.
Meanwhile, the pound was slightly higher against the euro, with EUR/GBP slipping 0.08% to hit 0.8736.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to publish official data on building permits and housing starts. The country was also to publish government data on the capacity utilization rate and industrial production.