Bullish the pound!

  • There may not be a case for more QE in May
  • Oil prices are a particular worry
  • UK consumption appears to be growing
  • CPI may prove more persistent (high) than expected

Is that the sound of the global punch bowl being taken away? Bernanke was a shade less dovish today, the ECB has ended the three-year LTRO (we think) and now a BOE member sounds the alarm over inflation.

Argues for lower gold and a stronger dollar.

EUR/GBP sales might be the way to play the comments.