BNP Paribas is short in pounds and wait for 1.24
Short positions in the pound came under pressure in recent weeks after the release of data on retail sales in July in the UK and unemployment figures, that were better than expected. Concerns about the consequences of Brexit began to weaken, analysts say.
However, BNP Paribas remain bearish in pounds. In the short term the bank believe that GBP/USD will move to 1.24. Economists from the French bank continued to expect, that economic activity will decline in the third quarter, even if the economy avoid the worst scenario of Brexit.
On Tuesday released data also supported the outlook for the weakness of the economy: consumer and mortgage loans came out weaker, than expected, analysts say.