The British pound rallied for the second consecutive week against the U.S. dollar on the back of weakness in the world’s largest economy and continued growth in the U.K.
Currency traders may show little reaction to the Bank of England interest rate decision given the slew of heavy event risk scheduled for the following week.
The Bank of England's minutes are expected to show policy member Andrew Sentance continuing to push for a rate hike as inflation remains stubbornly above the central bank’s target.
The prospect of renewed quantitative easing stands as the central concern for British Pound price action as the UK economy faces formidable headwinds amid a broad-based slowdown in global demand.
The British pound ended the week virtually unchanged as dovish comments from policy makers were offset by a brightening outlook for the global economy.
The British pound remains range bound against most its counter parts as the Bank of England left their bench mark rate on hold for an eighteenth straight month.
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