JLS: GBP Monetary Price Fluctuation Analysis
The current estimated medium term target zone for GBPUSD is 1750 PIPs and the pair is underway to her lower ceiling by the interest rate differential. At lower ceiling, the BOE undertook market sterilization to slower the weakening of GBP as permitted by the central banks' consensus and at the same time CHF carrying the GBPCHF from her lower ceiling 1.2400 and the JPY carrying the GBPJPY from her lower ceiling 134.50.
By interest rate differentials, the GBPUSD is underway to lower ceiling, the GBPCHF is underway to upper ceiling and the GBPJPY is underway to upper ceiling. Both central bank and carry traders are regulated by the policy to manage and maintain the price stability of medium term by their interest rate differentials, thus the sterilization made by the BOE from 1.2500 to upward and the carrying made by the CHF at 1.2400 and the carrying made by the JPY at 134.50 are all in compliance to the policies.
Based on the measurement of the target zones, the GBPCHF target zone is estimated to 1400 PIPs and GBPJPY is estimated to 2000 PIPs, at such the price movement of GBPCHF from the lower ceiling 1.2400 to 1.3800 is in compliance to the policy, and similarly the price movement of GBPJPY from the 134.50 to 154.50 is in compliance to the policy. The carry trading activity by the carry traders to allow the BOE not to undertook market sterilization and this is called "the honeymoon affect" by Paul Krugman on his currency band theory. After reaching the central bands/central parities, both CHF and JPY dispose their carrying (unwinding) for profit booking and to pressure the GBPUSD back to downward in parallel to her actual price trend.
CHF and JPY carry traders may re-carrying the GBP to the level of GBPCHF 1.3800 and GBPPJPY to the level 154.50 and the impact of their carrying on GBP may lifting the price of GBPUSD to her central band/central parity at 1.3375/1.3300. AND, GBPUSD already reached the 1.3375/1.3300 the new upper ceiling of her interest rate differential price. Therefore, I quoted on my latest analysis that GBPUSD on-hold at 1.3300. The CHF and JPY may carrying and re-carrying the GBPCHF and GBJPY however their impact on GBPUSD will be fluctuated interior the current monthly band/ceiling, or "sideways" until both CHF and JPY complete their carrying as permitted by the policy.
The current target zone for EURGBP is 500 PIPs with medium term trend of medium term exchange rate target zone to downward. Both GBP and EUR are being carried and re-carried and result the EURGBP to flat and sideways due to their narrower target zone.
Note:
At the inception of currency band theory into monetary structure by the OECD, IMF/BIS and the global central banks as the tool for equilibrium exchange rate theory and target zone theory, the BOE is the first practitioners of currency band management of G5/G7/G8 (Plaza Agreement, Louvre Accord, EMS Treaty). However, long before the inception of the theory into policy, the Swedish central bank has been practicing the theory at which place Paul Robin Krugman undertook his research on his currency band theory. Moreover, long before that the Chinese central bank has been practicing the currency band theory in "basket currency". This theory replicated by George Soros by introducing his theory and strategy of trading from "disequilibrium to equilibrium" and from "near disequilibrium to equilibrium" most popular in the market called "theory of reflexivity". Both Williamsons and Krugman were economic advisor to Soros and this is disclosed in wikipedia in the past but now deleted.
By interest rate differentials, the GBPUSD is underway to lower ceiling, the GBPCHF is underway to upper ceiling and the GBPJPY is underway to upper ceiling. Both central bank and carry traders are regulated by the policy to manage and maintain the price stability of medium term by their interest rate differentials, thus the sterilization made by the BOE from 1.2500 to upward and the carrying made by the CHF at 1.2400 and the carrying made by the JPY at 134.50 are all in compliance to the policies.
Based on the measurement of the target zones, the GBPCHF target zone is estimated to 1400 PIPs and GBPJPY is estimated to 2000 PIPs, at such the price movement of GBPCHF from the lower ceiling 1.2400 to 1.3800 is in compliance to the policy, and similarly the price movement of GBPJPY from the 134.50 to 154.50 is in compliance to the policy. The carry trading activity by the carry traders to allow the BOE not to undertook market sterilization and this is called "the honeymoon affect" by Paul Krugman on his currency band theory. After reaching the central bands/central parities, both CHF and JPY dispose their carrying (unwinding) for profit booking and to pressure the GBPUSD back to downward in parallel to her actual price trend.
CHF and JPY carry traders may re-carrying the GBP to the level of GBPCHF 1.3800 and GBPPJPY to the level 154.50 and the impact of their carrying on GBP may lifting the price of GBPUSD to her central band/central parity at 1.3375/1.3300. AND, GBPUSD already reached the 1.3375/1.3300 the new upper ceiling of her interest rate differential price. Therefore, I quoted on my latest analysis that GBPUSD on-hold at 1.3300. The CHF and JPY may carrying and re-carrying the GBPCHF and GBJPY however their impact on GBPUSD will be fluctuated interior the current monthly band/ceiling, or "sideways" until both CHF and JPY complete their carrying as permitted by the policy.
The current target zone for EURGBP is 500 PIPs with medium term trend of medium term exchange rate target zone to downward. Both GBP and EUR are being carried and re-carried and result the EURGBP to flat and sideways due to their narrower target zone.
Note:
At the inception of currency band theory into monetary structure by the OECD, IMF/BIS and the global central banks as the tool for equilibrium exchange rate theory and target zone theory, the BOE is the first practitioners of currency band management of G5/G7/G8 (Plaza Agreement, Louvre Accord, EMS Treaty). However, long before the inception of the theory into policy, the Swedish central bank has been practicing the theory at which place Paul Robin Krugman undertook his research on his currency band theory. Moreover, long before that the Chinese central bank has been practicing the currency band theory in "basket currency". This theory replicated by George Soros by introducing his theory and strategy of trading from "disequilibrium to equilibrium" and from "near disequilibrium to equilibrium" most popular in the market called "theory of reflexivity". Both Williamsons and Krugman were economic advisor to Soros and this is disclosed in wikipedia in the past but now deleted.
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