EUR/GBP: Recovery extends as energy risks ease – MUFG

Lee Hardman at MUFG observes that both Euro (EUR) and Pound (GBP) have fully reversed their initial Middle East conflict losses versus the US Dollar (USD), helped by falling European energy prices and stronger United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. Lee Hardman at MUFG observes that both Euro (EUR) and Pound (GBP) have fully reversed their… Lee Hardman at MUFG observes that both Euro (EUR) and Pound (GBP) have fully reversed their initial Middle East conflict losses versus the US Dollar (USD), helped by falling European energy prices and stronger United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. Lee Hardman at MUFG observes that both Euro (EUR) and Pound (GBP) have fully reversed their initial Middle East conflict losses versus the US Dollar (USD), helped by falling European energy prices and stronger United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. He adds that hawkish Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) rhetoric has supported EUR and GBP, although a likely delay of ECB tightening to June… For traders, the practical value is less about the headline alone and more about how it changes context, sentiment and the quality of the next decision. Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.