A positive story for the pound: The Global Markets FX Week Ahead Podcast

GBP forecast for the year ahead is positive following the Bank of England policy meeting last week. Lee Hardman, currency analyst, outlines how the scaling back of expectations for further rates cuts and negative rates along with the continued vaccine roll-out has given way to market optimism.

Lee also looks at the outlook for USD, which isn’t quite as rosy - a recent disappointing payrolls report shows the U.S. economy is recovering, but remains far from normal. Listen now.

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