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Policymakers to hold interest rates but cut economic growth forecasts amid fears of a cliff-edge Brexit

The pound is weaker against the US dollar this morning, after a 0.7% bounce yesterday afternoon turned out to be short-lived. This is mainly because the dollar jumped after Fed chief Jerome Powell ruled out a long series of rate cuts following yesterday’s quarter-point reduction, designed to shore up the US economy amid weaker global growth. Traders still expect one more interest rate cut this year but do not expect them to continue into next year.

 

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