#British pound sterling trial#
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#British pound sterling series#
UK Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng laid out a series of tax cuts aimed at boosting growth, saying it would be funded by borrowing and an increase in revenues through increased growth. Meanwhile, some investors are wary of the Truss government's readiness to fund growth and tax cuts by borrowing. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video New UK PM Truss to focus on economy, energy
There are fears that higher interest rates could stifle investment as the cost of borrowing rises.
While such an increase would typically drive up the currency value, it comes as many other central banks are doing the same.Īs it raised rates, the bank announced that the UK may already be in recession, defined as two successive quarters of economic contraction. Sterling's drop against both currencies came a day after the Bank of England hiked interest rates by 50 basis points. The pound slipped against the euro - itself trading poorly on currency markets - on Friday morning, dropping from €1.14 to €1.13. Inflation is running at nearly 9.9%, the highest level since the 1980s - and it is predicted to rise to 11% next month. Soaring inflation and a cost-of-living crisis pose an immediate challenge to the government of newly installed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. Traders appear increasingly anxious about the UK's economic outlook, with runaway inflation caused by Russia's war in Ukraine posing a threat to economies around the world. With sterling already suffering from the effects of rampant inflation, the aftermath of the COVID pandemic and Brexit, some traders have also eyed the government's plans nervously. The pound sterling dropped by 2% to as low as $1.1042 - the currency's weakest since early 1985 - on Friday, as the UK government announced historic tax cuts and hefty increases in borrowing.
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