Highlight of the day was BOE’s meeting as Kristin Forbes, the most hawkish MPC members, surprisingly voted to raise the policy rate by +25 bps. GBPUSD jumped to a 2-week high of 1.2376 after the announcement, before settling at 1.2358, up +0.55%.EURGBP was more mixed as the single currency was lifted by the outcome of the Netherlands’ general election.
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Sentiment in Europe Soars on Dutch Election, More Hawkish BOE
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