The Dollar weakens significantly after advanced GDP growth in the second quarter slows to 2.5% which was under expectations
Good Afternoon,
The Dollar has been trading around 1.8550 versus the Pound for the majority of this morning's session as we build up to the release of the PCE Deflator and the advanced GDP report in the States, which is the Fed's preferred measure for U.S inflation. It was widely expected that economic growth would slow significantly to around 3.0% in the second quarter from 5.6% previously. The Deflator actually came out at 3.3% while GDP slowed to 2.5% which was under expectations and it looks as though the Fed will now hold interest rates at 5.25% on the 8th August. The Dollar has weakened significantly to trade back above 1.8600 on the release of the figure.
written by Adam Solomon
Posted at: 13:49
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