scorecardresearchPound Resumes Fall as BOE Move Fails to Quell Tax-Cut Concerns

Pound Resumes Fall as BOE Move Fails to Quell Tax-Cut Concerns

Updated: 29 Sep 2022, 09:53 AM IST
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The pound snapped a two-day gain after the Bank of England’s bond-buying program failed to quell jitters over the UK’s tax-cut plan.

A cash tray holding British pound banknotes and coins in a shop in Barking, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. As the UK enters a period of public mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, data releases are likely to show a temporary reprieve in inflation and a jump in wage growth. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

A cash tray holding British pound banknotes and coins in a shop in Barking, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. As the UK enters a period of public mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, data releases are likely to show a temporary reprieve in inflation and a jump in wage growth. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- The pound snapped a two-day gain after the Bank of England’s bond-buying program failed to quell jitters over the UK’s tax-cut plan. 

The currency fell almost 1% to $1.0782, paring Wednesday’s surge after the BOE said it would buy an unlimited amount of long-dated bonds until Oct. 14 to stave off a crash in the UK’s bond market. Thursday’s slide puts the currency on track for its worst month since the UK voted to leave the European Union in June 2016. 

Everyone from investors to the International Monetary Fund are concerned that the UK’s fiscal stimulus measures could fuel inflation and stoke the nation’s ballooning debt. The currency notched a record low against the greenback earlier this week, triggering talk it may hit parity with the dollar.

 

First Published: 29 Sep 2022, 09:53 AM IST